ArticleHealth psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association2017
Spouses' daily feelings of appreciation and self-reported well-being.
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- A scoping review of intensive longitudinal methods in informal caregivers of people with dementia.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
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- Longitudinal Associations of Global and Daily Support with Marital Status.The American journal of family therapy · 2022Article
- Laughter and short-term blood pressure reactivity in middle-aged and older adult spousal support interactions.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2021Article
- The relationship between perceived support and depression in spousal care partners: a dyadic approach.Aging & mental health · 2021Article
- Short- and Long-term Effects of Support Visibility on Support Providers' Negative Affect.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2021Article
- Supporting a Spouse With Military Posttraumatic Stress: Daily Associations With Partners' Affect.Journal of traumatic stress · 2019Article
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objectiveResearch shows that active support provision is associated with greater well-being for spouses of individuals with chronic conditions. However, not all instances of support may be equally beneficial for spouses' well-being. The theory of communal responsiveness suggests that because spouses' well-being is interdependent, spouses benefit most from providing support when they believe their support increases their partner's happiness and is appreciated. Two studies tested this hypothesis.
methodStudy 1 was a 7-day ecological momentary assessment (EMA) study of 73 spouses of persons with dementia (74%) and other conditions. In Study 1, spouses self-reported active help, perceptions of how happy the help made the partner and how much the help improved the partner's well-being, and spouses' positive and negative affect at EMA time points. Study 2 was a 7-day daily assessment study of 43 spouses of persons with chronic pain in which spouses reported their emotional support provision, perceived partner appreciation, and their own physical symptoms.
resultsStudy 1 showed that active help was associated with more positive affect for spouses when they perceived the help increased their partner's happiness and improved their partner's well-being. Study 2 showed that emotional support provision was associated with fewer spouse reported physical symptoms when perceptions of partner appreciation were high.
conclusionResults suggest that interventions for spouses of individuals with chronic conditions take into account spouses' perceptions of their partners' positive emotional responses. Highlighting the positive consequences of helping may increase spouses' well-being. (PsycINFO Database Record
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