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JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Volume 32, Issue 1, Pages 5-23Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/0265407514522899
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Communication; Development of Early Adult Romantic Relationships model; family; mental health; relationship satisfaction; structural equation modeling
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Using dyadic data from 200 young adult couples (aged 18-31 years) in Mainland China and guided by the Development of Early Adult Romantic Relationships model (Bryant & Conger, 2002), the current study evaluated direct and indirect associations between family of origin dysfunction and intimate relationship success via the potential mediators of mental health problems and negative couple interaction. Results demonstrated male partner family dysfunction was associated directly and indirectly with lower relationship success via negative couple interaction. Female partner family dysfunction was related to their own reduced relationship success via mental health problems and less relationship success for male partners via mental health problems and negative couple interaction. Implications for intervention, theory development, and future research are discussed.
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