Title | Emotional congruence in older couples coping with wives' osteoarthritis: exacerbating effects of pain behavior. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2003 |
Authors | Druley, JA, Stephens, MAnn Parris, Martire, LM, Ennis, N, Wojno, WC |
Journal | Psychol Aging |
Volume | 18 |
Issue | 3 |
Pagination | 406-14 |
Date Published | 2003 Sep |
ISSN | 0882-7974 |
Keywords | Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Anger, Caregivers, Depression, Emotions, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Middle Aged, Osteoarthritis, Pain, Spouses |
Abstract | <p>The authors examined congruence in the negative emotions (depression, anger) of 101 female osteoarthritis patients (M age = 69 years) and their caregiving husbands (M age = 71 years) and the extent to which patients' pain behavior (e.g., limping, rubbing joints) exacerbated linkages between partners' negative emotions. Associations between patients' and husbands' emotions were examined within domains (e.g., depression-depression) and across domains (e.g., depression-anger) over a 6-month interval. Regression analyses revealed that patients' initial levels of depressive symptoms and anger were related to increases in their husbands' anger over time. The associations between patients' depressive symptoms and their husbands' depressive symptoms and anger were conditioned by pain behaviors. Patients who were more depressed and who engaged in high levels of pain behavior had husbands who became more depressed and angry.</p> |
DOI | 10.1037/0882-7974.18.3.406 |
Alternate Journal | Psychol Aging |
PubMed ID | 14518804 |
Grant List | HL65111 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States HL65112 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States |