Using data from the National Study of Daily Experiences, the authors examined racial differences in exposure and reactivity to daily stressors involving family members. Respondents included African American and European American adults age 34 to 84 (N = 1,931) who participated in 8 days of daily interviews during which they reported on daily stressors, affect,… Continue reading Racial Differences in Exposure and Reactivity to Daily Family Stressors
Keyword: Well-being
Happy Marriage, Happy Life? Marital Quality and Subjective Well-Being in Later Life
The authors examined associations between marital quality and both general life satisfaction and experienced (momentary) well-being among older husbands and wives, the relative importance of own versus spouse's marital appraisals for well-being, and the extent to which the association between own marital appraisals and well-being is moderated by spouse's appraisals. Data are from the 2009… Continue reading Happy Marriage, Happy Life? Marital Quality and Subjective Well-Being in Later Life
Providing social support may be more beneficial than receiving it: Results from a prospective study of mortality
This study examines the relative contributions of giving versus receiving support to longevity in a sample of older married adults (husband aged 65+ yrs). Baseline indicators of giving and receiving support were used to predict mortality status over a 5-year period in the Changing Lives of Older Couples sample. Results from logistic regression analyses indicated… Continue reading Providing social support may be more beneficial than receiving it: Results from a prospective study of mortality
Marital Dissolution and Psychological Well-Being: Race and Gender Differences in the Moderating Role of Marital Relationship Quality
This study examined whether the impact of divorce on psychological well-being varies depending on marital quality in the first year of marriage. Participants included Black and White American couples who completed interviews in year 1 of their marriages and again 16 years later after 46% had divorced (N = 517). Linear regression models were estimated separately for… Continue reading Marital Dissolution and Psychological Well-Being: Race and Gender Differences in the Moderating Role of Marital Relationship Quality
Public health and aging : maximizing function and well-being
Introducing public health and aging — Population aging : demographic and epidemiologic perspectives — The aging and public health systems : building a healthy aging network — Chronic disease in older adults — Disability and functioning — Cognitive function : dementia — Affective and social function : suffering, neglect, isolation — Aging, public health, and… Continue reading Public health and aging : maximizing function and well-being