Daily Hassles, Intimacy, and Marital Quality in Later Life Marriages

Harper, James M.; Schaalje, Bruce G.; Sandberg, Jonathan G.

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“…Kanner and colleagues found that daily hassles predicted current and subsequent psychological symptoms, such as, depression and anxiety, more accurately than significant negative life events (Kanner et al, 1981). Later empirical work has also found that stress sensitivity to daily hassles was significantly associated with, dissatisfaction with current life circumstances (Lavee & Ben-Ari, 2008), marital problems (Harper, Schaalje & Sandberg, 2000), reactive cocaine use in individuals with cocaine dependency (Waldrop et al, 2007) and, importantly, the wish to die in older adults (Boyer et al, 2012) and heightened stress-sensitivity in people with bipolar disorder with more frequent depressive episodes (Havermans & Nicolson, 2007). The current finding points towards the need to assess the individual"s interpretation or personal meaning attached to more 'every day' events and formulating strategies to help people cope with the impact of such events.…”

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A qualitative investigation into the relationships between social factors and suicidal thoughts and acts experienced by people with a bipolar disorder diagnosis

Owen

Gooding

Dempsey

et al. 2015

Journal of Affective Disorders

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This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting galley proof before it is published in its final citable form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. AbstractBackground: The prevalence rate of completed suicide in bipolar disorder is estimated to be as high as 19%. Social factors or influences, such as stigmatisation and family conflict, contribute to the development of suicidal ideation in clinical and non-clinical populations. Yet, there is a lack of studies examining suicidality from a psychosocial perspective in people who experience bipolar disorder.Method: Semi-structured interviews were used to collect qualitative data from 20 participants with bipolar disorder. The interview focused on the effects of social factors upon participants" experiences of suicidality (suicidal thoughts, feelings or behaviours). A thematic analysis was used to understand the data.Results: Social or interpersonal factors which participants identified as protective against suicidality included, 'the impact of suicide on others' and, 'reflecting on positive social experiences'. Social factors which triggered suicidal thoughts included, 'negative social experiences' and, 'not being understood or acknowledged'. Social factors which worsened suicidal thoughts or facilitated suicidal behaviour were, 'feeling burdensome," and 'reinforcing negative self-appraisals'.Limitations: Some participants had not experienced suicidal thoughts for many years and were recalling experiences which had taken place over ten years ago. The accuracy and reliability of these memories must therefore be taken into consideration when interpreting the results. Conclusions:The themes help to enhance current understanding of the ways in which social factors affect suicidality in people who experience bipolar disorder. These results highlight the importance of considering the social context in which suicidality is experienced and incorporating strategies to buffer against the effects of negative social experiences in psychological interventions which target suicide risk in bipolar disorder.

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A qualitative investigation into the relationships between social factors and suicidal thoughts and acts experienced by people with a bipolar disorder diagnosis

Owen

Gooding

Dempsey

et al. 2015

Journal of Affective Disorders

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“…These stressed couples are likely to have an unusually high rate of conflict, as stress is negatively associated with relationship quality (e.g., Harper, Schaalje, & Sandberg, 2000;Totenhagen, Butler, & Ridley, 2012) and partners' abilities to have quality interactions with one another (Gordon & Chen, 2013;Neff & Karney, 2009), making them especially suitable for examining the occurrence of daily conflicts that are normally rather rare (e.g., Kennedy et al, 2002;McGonagle et al, 1992). As described below, we expect the nonstressed member of the couple to show a clearer pattern of results, as the stressed members of the couples are likely to be preoccupied with the external stressor rather than attending to relational processes.…”

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Partner enhancement versus verification and emotional responses to daily conflict

Seidman

Burke

2014

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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This study investigated the moderating role of partner enhancement and verification on couples' emotional responses to daily conflicts. Each evening for 5 weeks, 264 couples in which one partner was under stress reported whether a conflict occurred and both positive and negative relationship feelings. Partners rated each other on relationshipcentral and relationship-peripheral traits before the diary period, allowing us to examine the consequences of derogation (partner views more negative than self-views) and enhancement (partner views more positive than self-views) relative to verification. Derogation on both relationship-central and relationship-peripheral traits was associated with more negative conflict responses. Enhancement on relationship-peripheral traits was associated with more negative conflict responses than verification. Although not as consistent a pattern, results suggest that enhancement on relationship-central traits was beneficial.

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“…Although happiness or satisfaction is sometimes conceptualized as synonymous with relationship quality (Harper et al, 2000;Otis, Rostosky, Riggle, & Hamrin, 2006), we acknowledge other aspects of relationship quality as well. Closeness, or a sense of ''we-ness,'' is an important part of the process by which stress may impact a relationship in that daily stress can decrease shared experiences and closeness for couples (Bodenmann, 2005).…”

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“…Much of the research on stress and relationships, however, has examined relationship quality/ satisfaction in a more general sense (Harper et al, 2000;Totenhagen & Curran, 2011), although daily stress is thought to decrease closeness in couples given decreased shared experiences (Bodenmann, 2005). Thus, a question remains about whether sacrifices and hassles explain different types of daily relationship quality.…”

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“…Events from one domain of life spill over into other domains (Grzywacz, Almeida, & McDonald, 2002;Matjasko & Feldman, 2006;Serido, Almeida, & Wethington, 2004). Thus, daily hassles that occur outside of the relationship and do not involve one's partner may still erode relationship quality (Harper, Schaalje, & Sandberg, 2000;Totenhagen, Butler, & Ridley, 2012;Totenhagen & Curran, 2011). A lingering question is whether sacrifices continue to be benefical for relationship quality once the stress of daily hassles is considered.…”

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Good days, bad days

Totenhagen

Curran

Serido

et al. 2013

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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We utilized interdependence theory and conservation of resources to understand how relational sacrifices and hassles impact positive relationship quality constructs (i.e., satisfaction, closeness, and commitment) in romantic relationships (N ¼ 164 couples; 328 individuals). Using daily diary data to examine actor and partner effects, we found that individuals' sacrifices were positively linked with their own commitment but not with satisfaction or closeness. We also found that hassles were negatively linked with one's own and one's partner's satisfaction and closeness but not with commitment. When examined together, sacrifices remained beneficial for one's own commitment but only when increased sacrifices occurred on days with low hassles. We discuss the unique pathways of sacrifices and hassles, both on their own and considered together.

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Daily Hassles, Intimacy, and Marital Quality in Later Life Marriages

Cited by 77 publications

References 46 publications

A qualitative investigation into the relationships between social factors and suicidal thoughts and acts experienced by people with a bipolar disorder diagnosis

A qualitative investigation into the relationships between social factors and suicidal thoughts and acts experienced by people with a bipolar disorder diagnosis

Partner enhancement versus verification and emotional responses to daily conflict

Good days, bad days

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