A Dyadic Examination of Daily Health Symptoms and Emotional Well-Being in Late-Life Couples

This study investigated the link between daily health symptoms and spousal emotional well-being in a sample of 96 older dyads. Higher negative mood and lower positive mood were associated with spousal symptoms in couples wherein husbands or wives reported higher average levels of symptoms. For wives...

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Published in:Family relations 2006-12, Vol.55 (5), p.613-624
Main Authors: Yorgason, Jeremy B., Almeida, David, Neupert, Shevaun D., Spiro, Avron, Hoffman, Lesa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
aging
Caregivers
Chronic diseases
Chronic Illness
Couples
daily diary
Depression (Psychology)
Diaries
Diseases
Dyads
Elderly
Emotions
Everyday Life
Family (Sociological Unit)
Family Health and Well Being
Family relations
Family studies
Health
Husbands
Interpersonal relations
Life Satisfaction
longitudinal
Longitudinal Studies
Love
Marital Relations
Marital Satisfaction
Marriage
Medical conditions
Medical treatment
Mental Health
Older Adults
Older people
Partners
Physical Health
Psychological Patterns
Psychological stress
Research Design
Researchers
Severity (of Disability)
Social psychology
Spouses
Stress
Studies
Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Well Being
Wellbeing
Wives
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Summary:This study investigated the link between daily health symptoms and spousal emotional well-being in a sample of 96 older dyads. Higher negative mood and lower positive mood were associated with spousal symptoms in couples wherein husbands or wives reported higher average levels of symptoms. For wives, partner effects were moderated by husbands' marital satisfaction and illness severity. Specifically, higher husband marital satisfaction and illness severity were associated with higher negative mood and lower positive mood for wives on days where husbands reported higher symptom levels. In their work with later-life families, practitioners and educators should address long-term and daily health-related relationship stressors.
ISSN:0197-6664
1741-3729
0197-6664
DOI:10.1111/j.1741-3729.2006.00430.x