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Observational studyAging & mental health2025

Positive affect expression during a play interaction and psychological health among older adults living with cognitive impairment and their adult children.

Dustin Gad, Jenna L Wells, Amanda Piechota, Brooke Feeney, Kira S Birditt, Richard A Marottoli, Joseph E Gaugler, Ana-Maria Vranceanu, Joan K Monin

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Dustin GadYale School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
Jenna L WellsDepartment of Psychology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
Amanda PiechotaDepartment of Psychology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA.
Brooke FeeneyDepartment of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Kira S BirdittThe Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Richard A MarottoliDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Joseph E GauglerSchool of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4797-485X
Ana-Maria VranceanuDepartment of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3994-6488
Joan K MoninYale School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.

Funding

Attachment Behaviors in Parent Child Dyads Coping with Early Stage Alzheimer's Disease and Related DementiasR01AG058565 · NIA · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI MONIN, JOAN E. · 2019 to 2023
$3.9M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG058565
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Abstract

objectivesWe examined the extent to which positive affect expression in play interactions between adult children and their parents living with cognitive impairment was associated with lower depressive symptoms and mental health difficulties for both dyad members. Gender differences in positive affect expression were also examined.

methodDyads (

resultsFindings from mixed models using the Actor Partner Interdependence Model showed that one's partner's positive affect was associated with one's own lower depressive symptoms. There were no significant actor effects or effects of role (parent

conclusionPositive affect expression may be a useful indicator of psychological health in parent-child relationships in which the parent has cognitive impairment. Positive affect may be useful to target in supportive, dyadic, psychosocial interventions.

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Adult ChildrenAffectCognitive DysfunctionDepressionParent-Child RelationsAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleMental HealthMiddle AgedPlay and PlaythingsSex FactorscaregivingEmotionsmemory lossmental healthrelationships

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PMCPMC11908637

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