Sociological research has established the importance of social support for mental health. Although social support is exchanged within relationships, most research on the relationship between support and mental health examines the perspective of only one person. This study uses the Actor-partner Interdependence Model (APIM) to examine the relationship between perceived support and depressive and anxiety symptoms in intimate partner relationships. Results show that when one perceives more support from one’s partner, one’s depressive and anxiety symptoms are lower. These results are not moderated by gender. Findings indicate that, while one’s own perceived support affects one’s own mental health, one’s partner’s perceived support does not affect one’s mental health, either directly or through moderation. This study advances prior research by examining support and mental health within intimate partner relationships from the perspectives of both relationship partners. Further research using longitudinal data is recommended.

社会学研究已经确定了社会支持对心理健康的重要性。尽管社会支持是在人际关系中交换的，但大多数关于支持与心理健康之间关系的研究只考察了一个人的观点。本研究使用演员-伴侣相互依赖模型 (APIM) 来检查感知支持与亲密伴侣关系中的抑郁和焦虑症状之间的关系。结果表明，当一个人从伴侣那里得到更多支持时，一个人的抑郁和焦虑症状就会降低。这些结果不受性别影响。研究结果表明，虽然一个人自己的感知支持会影响自己的心理健康，但一个人的伴侣的感知支持不会直接或通过适度影响一个人的心理健康。本研究通过从关系伴侣双方的角度检查亲密伴侣关系中的支持和心理健康，推进了先前的研究。建议使用纵向数据进行进一步研究。