The Psychological Toll of Emotion Work in Same-Sex and Different-Sex Marital Dyads.

Debra J UmbersonMieke Beth ThomeerAmanda M Pollitt Sara E Mernitz

Published in: Journal of marriage and the family (2020)

Emotion work appears to adversely affect the worker's own psychological well-being, especially when a spouse has elevated depressive symptoms and when one's spouse is a man. These results point to the importance of dyadic approaches and consideration of gendered relationship dynamics of same- as well as different-sex couples in studies of emotion work and other marital processes.

Keyphrases

depressive symptoms
autism spectrum disorder
sleep quality
social support
borderline personality disorder
case control