Emotional Arousal (Voice Stress) and Posttraumatic Growth as well as Relationship Satisfaction of Partners of Women with Breast Cancer in the Context of Social Support

Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik, medizinische Psychologie
Tanja ZimmermannSarah Weusthoff

Abstract

Introduction Breast cancer is associated with significant psychosocial strains for both patients and partners. Constructive social support and positive communication behavior have been shown to be protective against the burdens associated with breast cancer. Individual levels of emotional arousal during social support interactions with one's spouse are an important aspect of couples' support behaviors and can be assessed via vocal fundamental frequency (f0). Methods N=44 couples had standardized seven-minute long interactions asking the male partner to describe his thoughts and feelings with regard to their wives' breast cancer. Using actor-partner interdependence models (APIM), f0's associations with individual posttraumatic growth (PTG) and perceived marital quality were differentially investigated. Results Significant actor effects for f0 and PTG were found for both husbands as well as tendencies for partner effects and wives. Perceived marital quality was not significantly associated with one's own levels of emotional arousal. No significant partner effects emerged for any of the variables of interest. Discussion Contrary to findings in couples' conflict discussions, higher levels of emotional arousal in social support inte...Continue Reading

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