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Disability and Activity-related Emotion in Later Life: Are Effects Buffered by Intimate Relationship Support and Strain?
- Source :
- Journal of Health & Social Behavior; Sep2017, Vol. 58 Issue 3, p387-403, 17p, 4 Charts, 3 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- We use daily diary data from the Disability and Use of Time supplement to the 2013 Panel Study of Income Dynamics ( n = 1,162) to evaluate (1) the extent to which marital/partner support and strain moderate the effects of disability on five activity-related emotions (happiness, calm, sadness, frustration, worry) and overall negative and positive emotion among older married, cohabiting, and dating persons and (2) whether such patterns differ significantly by gender. Marital support buffers against negative emotions and increases feelings of calm among severely impaired women. By contrast, support intensifies negative emotions and decreases feelings of calm among severely impaired men. Relationship strain also intensifies the effect of severe impairment on men's frustration, sadness, worry, and negative mood but has negligible effects on the negative emotions of men with low impairment and women. Frequent support and criticism may threaten highly impaired older men's sense of autonomy and emotional well-being. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- GERIATRIC psychology
INTIMACY (Psychology) -- Social aspects
SOCIAL support
DISABILITIES
PSYCHOLOGICAL well-being
EMOTIONS in old age
MARRIED people
PSYCHOLOGICAL stress
PSYCHOLOGY
ECONOMIC history
EMOTIONS
INTERPERSONAL relations
PSYCHOLOGY of People with disabilities
RESEARCH funding
SATISFACTION
SEXUAL partners
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00221465
- Volume :
- 58
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Health & Social Behavior
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 124841207
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0022146517713551