Daily hassles, marital functioning and psychological distress among community-dwelling older couples

Villeneuve, L.; Dargis, Luc; Trudel, Gilles; Boyer, Richard; Préville, Michel; Bégin, Jean

doi:10.1016/j.erap.2014.05.004

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“…The second hypothesis predicted that greater stress would associate with greater psychological distress; the results found in this study support this hypothesis, although regression analysis identified that chronic stress was no longer statistically associated to psychological distress when stress coping styles were included in the regression analysis. Other studies had revealed associations between stress and psychological distress [5,6,33,37,52,53], but although some researchers had considered chronic stress as a major threat to the health of the elderly [8], in the present study the number of life events experienced during the previous 12 months was a more important predictor of psychological distress than chronic stress. It may be owing to the fact that the most frequent life events cited by people in the present study sample were the illness and death of family members and loved ones, those events being initially less susceptible to coping by problem-focused coping styles than chronic stress.…”

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Psychological Distress and Social Functioning in Elderly Spanish People: A Gender Analysis

García

2019

IJERPH

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Psychological distress has been considered a key component in the psychosocial functioning and functional disability of the elderly, but the determining factors of social functioning and psychological distress in the elderly people are not yet fully known. The aim of this study is to perform a gender analysis of the relevance of psychological distress and psychosocial factors in the social functioning of the elderly. A cross-sectional study with a sample of 589 men and 684 women from the general Spanish population aged between 65 and 94 years was conducted. All participants were evaluated through questionnaires and scales that assess psychological distress, social functioning, stress, coping styles, self-esteem and social support. Results: Women scored higher than men in psychological distress, chronic stress, emotional coping and instrumental social support, whereas men scored higher than women in self-esteem and rational coping. Psychological distress was significantly associated in women and men with worse social functioning, which was also lower in older people and in women with lower self-esteem. Psychological distress has a considerable impact on the social functioning of the elderly, and gender is a relevant factor in the psychological distress experienced and its predictors.

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Psychological Distress and Social Functioning in Elderly Spanish People: A Gender Analysis

García

2019

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“…In the present study, the psychological adjustment was addressed in the framework of the Interpersonal Acceptance-Rejection and Control Theory. The bidirectional association between psychological adjustment and marital adjustment has consistently been demonstrated in the literature (e.g., Epözdemir, 2012;Kamp-Dush, Taylor, & Kroeger, 2008;Shek, 2001;Villeneuve et al, 2014;Whisman & Bruce, 1999;Yeşiltepe & Çelik, 2014). In other words, marital adjustment influences and is influenced by psychological adjustment.…”

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The mediational role of intimate partner acceptance and psychological adjustment in the relationship between intimate partner control and marital adjustment

İyiaydın

Sümer

2021

Curr Psychol

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Grounded in Interpersonal Acceptance-Rejection Theory (IPARTheory), this exploratory study investigated the associations among perceived intimate partner rejection, intimate partner control, psychological maladjustment, and marital adjustment. Perceived behavioral control in intimate partner relationships has been under-researched within the context of IPARTheory. Although the role of behavioral control in child/adolescent-parent relationships has been well-established, insufficient exploration of the phenomenon in marriage relationships calls for new empirical findings. The conveniently selected sample consisted of 624 (360 female, 264 male) married individuals living in big cities of Turkey. Intimate Partner Acceptance-Rejection/Control Questionnaire, Personality Assessment Questionnaire, Dyadic Adjustment Scale, and Demographic Form were utilized to gather data. Structural Equation Modeling was utilized as the primary analysis to test the proposed sequential mediational model of the study. The results indicated that intimate partner behavioral control was significantly and indirectly associated with marital adjustment through the mediating effects of intimate partner rejection and psychological maladjustment. Moreover, intimate partner rejection had direct effects on psychological maladjustment and marital adjustment. The indirect effect of intimate partner rejection on marital adjustment via the mediation of psychological maladjustment was found to be significant. Lastly, the sequential mediation by intimate partner rejection and psychological maladjustment in the relationship between intimate partner control and marital adjustment was also significant. This study adds to the existing literature on IPARTheory by showing that perceived intimate partner behavioral control is quite negatively related to marital adjustment. Results underscore how perceived behavioral control by a spouse triggers rejection and diminishes the psychological adjustment of the controlled partner.

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“…Measuring stress from multiple sources, or stressors across different domains of life, enables a nuanced understanding of how each may fluctuate differently or similarly to others. Accordingly, many researchers have utilized measures that consider multiple sources of extradyadic stress (Bodenmann et al, ; Bodenmann, Ledermann, Blattner, & Galluzzo, ; Buck & Neff, ; Ledermann et al, ; Neff & Karney, ; Randall, Tao, Totenhagen, Walsh, & Cooper, ; Schumacher, Homish, Leonard, Quigley, & Kearns‐Bodkin, ; Timmons, Arbel, & Margolin, ; Totenhagen, Butler, & Ridley, ; Totenhagen, Randall, Cooper, Tao, & Walsh, ; Villeneuve et al, ). However, it is equally important to consider specific extradyadic stressors to test whether they influence the relationship in a particular way.…”

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“…Nevertheless, studies examining daily stress and relationship outcomes continue to utilize long-term retrospective recall of daily stress. Several ask partners to recall daily stress over the previous week (Bodenmann, Atkins, et al, 2010), month (Bodenmann et al, 2007;Ledermann et al, 2010;Villeneuve et al, 2014), or year (Falconier et al, 2015), or just general daily experiences of stress (Schumacher et al, 2008). Fortunately, many studies do ask about stress experiences using daily diary methods; two studies were less clear in the daily nature of stress recall during the single time point of assessment (Bodenmann, Meuwly, et al, 2010;Randall et al, 2016).…”

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Stress Spillover and Crossover in Couple Relationships: Integrating Religious Beliefs and Prayer

Cooper

May

Fincham

2019

J of Family Theo & Revie

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Burgeoning research investigating the effects of daily stress on romantic relationships has paved the way for identifying a variety of means of buffering the negative effects of stress. This article reviews the literature on stress spillover from outside the relationship (extradyadic) on relationship behaviors for both partners to stress inside the relationship, or intradyadic stress, as well as crossover of stress from one partner to another. Analysis of studies on daily stress spillover and crossover in dyads highlights mediators and moderators that can shape future research. Finally, an area central to the life of many people, religious beliefs and behaviors is considered. A meaning‐making process is identified, partner‐focused petitionary prayer, that could buffer the spillover of extradyadic stress on intradyadic stress, as well as the crossover to partner stress, ultimately having an impact on relationship outcomes. The potential to develop interventions around existing daily behaviors is explored.

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Daily hassles, marital functioning and psychological distress among community-dwelling older couples

Cited by 5 publications

References 42 publications

Psychological Distress and Social Functioning in Elderly Spanish People: A Gender Analysis

Psychological Distress and Social Functioning in Elderly Spanish People: A Gender Analysis

The mediational role of intimate partner acceptance and psychological adjustment in the relationship between intimate partner control and marital adjustment

Stress Spillover and Crossover in Couple Relationships: Integrating Religious Beliefs and Prayer

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