For Better or Worse? Coregulation of Couples' Cortisol Levels and Mood States

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 92-103

  Saxbe, Darby ^a   Repetti, Rena L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

coregulation; dyadic processes; emotion transmission; hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis; marital satisfaction

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADAPTATION; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT RELATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SALIVA; SPOUSE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFFECT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SALIVA; SPOUSES;

EID: 76449086728     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016959     Document Type: Article

References (50)

1. Adam E.K. Transactions among trait and state emotion and adolescent diurnal and momentary cortisol activity in naturalistic settings. Psychoneuroendocrinology 31 (2006) 664-679
2. Adam E.K., and Gunnar M. Relationship functioning and home and work demands predict individual differences in diurnal cortisol patterns in women. Psychoneuroendocrinology 26 (2001) 189-208
3. Almeida D.M., Wethington E., and Chandler A.L. Daily transmission of tensions between marital dyads and parent-child dyads. Journal of Marriage and the Family 61 (1999) 49-61
4. Anderson C., Keltner D., and John O.P. Emotional convergence between people over time. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 84 (2003) 1054-1068
5. Berg S.J., and Wynne-Edwards K.E. Salivary hormone concentrations in mothers and fathers becoming parents are not correlated. Hormones and Behavior 42 (2002) 424-436
6. Bolger N., DeLongis A., Kessler R.C., and Wethington E. The contagion of stress across multiple roles. Journal of Marriage and the Family 51 (1989) 175-183
7. Bumpass M.E., Crouter A.C., and McHale S. Work demands of dual-earner couples: Implications for parents' knowledge about children's daily lives in middle childhood. Journal of Marriage and the Family 61 (1999) 465-475
8. Burman B., and Margolin G. Analysis of the association between marital relationships and health problems: An interactional perspective. Psychological Bulletin 112 (1992) 39-63
9. Butner J., Diamond L.M., and Hicks A.M. Attachment style and two forms of affect coregulation between romantic partners. Personal Relationships 14 (2007) 431-455
10. Chan C., and Margolin G. The relationship between dual-earner couples' daily work mood and home affect. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 11 (1994) 573-586
11. Diamond L.M. Contributions of psychophysiology to research on adult attachment: Review and recommendations. Personality and Social Psychology Review 5 (2001) 276-295
12. Dickerson S.S., and Kemeny M.E. Acute stressors and cortisol responses: A theoretical integration and synthesis of laboratory research. Psychological Bulletin 130 (2004) 355-391
13. Feldman R., and Eidelman A. Skin-to-skin contact (kangaroo care) accelerates autonomic and neurobehavioural maturation in preterm infants. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology 45 (2003) 274-281
14. Gallo L.C., Troxel W.M., Matthews K.A., and Kuller L.H. Marital status and quality in middle-aged women. Health Psychology 22 (2003) 453-463
15. Gottman J.M., Coan J., Carrere S., and Swanson C. Predicting marital happiness and stability from newlywed interactions. Journal of Marriage and the Family 60 (1998) 5-22
16. Hofer M. Relationships as regulators. Psychosomatic Medicine 46 (1984) 183-197
17. Hrushka D., Kohrt B., and Worthman C.A. Estimating between- and within-individual variation in cortisol using multilevel models. Psychoneuroendocrinology 30 (2005) 698-714
18. Karney B.R., and Bradbury T.N. Neuroticism, marital interaction, and the trajectory of marital satisfaction. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 72 (1997) 1075-1092
19. Kiecolt-Glaser J.K., Malarkey W.B., Chee M., Newton T., Cacioppo J.T., Mao H.Y., and Glaser R. Negative behavior during marital conflict is associated with immunological down-regulation. Psychosomatic Medicine 5 (1993) 395-409
20. Kiecolt-Glaser J., and Newton T. Marriage and health: His and hers. Psychological Bulletin 127 (2001) 472-503
21. Kiecolt-Glaser J.K., Newton T., Cacioppo J.T., MacCallum R.C., Glaser R., and Malarkey W.B. Marital conflict and endocrine function: Are men really more physiologically affected than women?. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 64 (1996) 324-332
22. Kirschbaum C., Klauer T., Filipp S., and Hellhammer D.H. Sex-specific effects of social support on cortisol and subjective responses to acute psychological stress. Psychosomatic Medicine 57 (1995) 23-31
23. Kreider R.M. Number, timing, and duration of marriages and divorces: 2001. Current Population Reports (2005), U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC 70-97
24. Larson R., and Almeida D. Emotional transmission in the daily lives of families: A new paradigm for studying family process. Journal of Marriage and the Family 61 (1999) 5-20
25. Larson R., and Richards M.H. Divergent realities: The emotional lives of mothers, fathers, and adolescents (1994), Basic Books, New York, NY
26. Laurenceau J., and Bolger N. Using diary methods to study marital and family processes. Journal of Family Psychology 19 (2005) 86-97
27. Levenson R.W., and Gottman J.M. Marital interaction: Physiological linkage and affective exchange. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 45 (1983) 587-597
28. Locke H.J., and Wallace K.M. Short marital-adjustment and prediction tests: Their reliability and validity. Marriage and Family Living 21 (1959) 251-255
29. Malarkey W.B., Kiecolt-Glaser J.K., Pearl D., and Glaser R. Hostile behavior during marital conflict alters pituitary and adrenal hormones. Psychosomatic Medicine 56 (1994) 41-51
30. Marci C.D., Ham J., Moran E., and Orr S.P. Physiologic correlates of perceived therapist empathy and social-emotional process during psychotherapy. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 195 (2007) 103-111
31. McClintock M. Menstrual synchrony and suppression. Nature 229 (1971, January 22) 244-245
32. McClintock M.K. The neuroendocrinology of social chemosignals in humans and animals: Odors, pheromones and vasanas. Hormones, Brain and Behavior 1 (2002) 797-870
33. McEwen B.S. Protective and damaging effects of stress mediators. New England Journal of Medicine 338 (1998) 171-179
34. Parasuraman S., Greenhaus J.H., and Granrose C.S. Role stressors, social support and wellbeing among two-career couples. Journal of Organizational Behavior 13 (1992) 339-356
35. Pietromonaco P.R., Barrett L.F., and Powers S.A. Adult attachment theory and affective reactivity and regulation. In: Simpson J., Snyder D., and Hughes J. (Eds). Emotion regulation in families and close relationships: Pathways to dysfunction and health (2006), American Psychological Association, Washington, DC 57-74
36. Powers S., Pietromonaco P.R., Gunlicks M., and Sayer A. Dating couples' attachment styles and patterns of cortisol reactivity and recovery in response to a relationship conflict. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 90 (2006) 613-628
37. Raudenbush S.W., Brennan R.T., and Barnett R.C. A multivariate hierarchical model for studying psychological change within couples. Journal of Family Psychology 9 (1995) 161-174
38. Raudenbush S.W., Bryk A.S., and Congdon R. HLM 6 for Windows [Computer software] (2004), Scientific Software International, Lincolnwood, IL
39. Repetti R.L. Effects of daily workload on subsequent behavior during marital interaction. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 57 (1989) 651-659
40. Repetti R.L., and Wood J. Effects of daily stress at work on mothers' interactions with preschoolers. Journal of Family Psychology 11 (1997) 90-108
41. Saxbe D.E., Repetti R.L., and Nishina A. Marital satisfaction, recovery from work, and diurnal cortisol among men and women. Health Psychology 27 (2008) 15-25
42. Sbarra D.A., and Hazan C. Coregulation, dysregulation, self-regulation: An integrative analysis and empirical agenda for understanding adult attachment, separation, loss, and recovery. Personality and Social Psychology Review 12 (2008) 141-167
43. Schoebi D. The coregulation of daily affect in marital relationships. Journal of Family Psychology 22 (2008) 595-604
44. Schreiber J.E., Shirtcliff E., Van Hulle C., Lemery-Chalfant K., Klein M.H., Kalin N.H., et al. Environmental influences on family similarity in afternoon cortisol levels: Twin and parent-offspring designs. Psychoneuroendocrinology 31 (2006) 1131-1137
45. Sephton S., Sapolsky R., Kraemer H., and Spiegel D. Diurnal cortisol rhythm as a predictor of breast cancer survival. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 92 (2000) 994-1000
46. Smyth J.M., Ockenfels M.C., Gorin A.A., Catley D., Porter L.S., Kirschbaum C., et al. Individual differences in the diurnal cycle of cortisol. Psychoneuroendocrinology 22 (1997) 89-105
47. Stetler C., Dickerson S.S., and Miller G.E. Uncoupling of social zeitgebers and diurnal cortisol secretion in clinical depression. Psychoneuroendocrinology 29 (2004) 1250-1259
48. Story L.B., and Repetti R.L. Daily occupational stressors and marital behavior. Journal of Marriage and Family Psychology 20 (2006) 690-700
49. Uchino B.N., Cacioppo J.T., and Kiecolt-Glaser J.K. The relationship between social support and physiological processes. Psychological Bulletin 119 (1996) 488-531
50. Westman M., and Vinokur A. Unraveling the relationship of distress levels within couples: Common stressors, emphatic reactions, or crossover?. Human Relations 51 (1998) 137-156