Social Support and Marital Satisfaction among Couples Coping with Chronic Constructive Airway Disease

Unger, Donald G.; Jacobs, Sydney; Cannon, Christine A.

doi:10.1177/0265407596131007

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“…A cohesive family may promote social support, preventing marital relationships from deteriorating because of stress‐related issues. The literature suggests that social support mitigates the harmful effects of life crises on marital satisfaction in Western (Unger, Jacobs, & Cannon, ) as well as Chinese societies (Chi et al, ). Therefore, family cohesion may serve as a critical buffer between midlife stress and marital satisfaction.…”

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Longitudinal changes in marital satisfaction during middle age in Taiwan

Hsiao

2017

Asian J of Social Psycho

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The current 8-year panel study explored changes in marital satisfaction among 614 married middle-aged persons with seventh-grade children. It also examined how individual health (physical health and depressive moods) and role changes (parenting transitions and life stress) were related to trajectories of marital satisfaction and investigated the buffering effect of family cohesion on these associations. Growth curve analyses show an inverted-U shape in marital satisfaction during middle age. This indicates that regardless of the gender or age of the respondents, marital satisfaction among middle-aged adults increased when their children were in the 9 th and 12 th grade, and then declined when their children were in their sophomore year of college. Declining physical health and an increase in depressive moods were related to a drop in marital satisfaction. Stressful events in midlife had negative effects on marital satisfaction, and family cohesion served as a buffer to mitigate the adverse impact of life stress on marital satisfaction. Overall, these results highlight the role of adolescent children in understanding why marital satisfaction changes among middle-aged parents and emphasize the importance of health and life stress in relation to midlife marital satisfaction. These findings are discussed with life course perspectives and Taiwanese cultural values in relation to familism and academic achievement among children.

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Section: Midlife Health Role Changes and Marital Satisfactionmentioning

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Longitudinal changes in marital satisfaction during middle age in Taiwan

Hsiao

2017

Asian J of Social Psycho

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“…Unger, Jacobs, and Cannon (1996) studied 100 couples with mixed respiratory diagnoses in which COPD predominated. Support from family was associated with better relationship satisfaction of the patients (of both genders) and also for female partners but not for male partners.…”

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“…The results indicated that patient marital adjustment was associated with patient psychological well-being, and partner marital adjustment was associated with patient physical functioning. Unger, Jacobs, and Cannon (1996) studied 100 couples with mixed respiratory diagnoses in which COPD predominated. Support from family was associated with better relationship satisfaction of the patients (of both genders) and also for female partners but not for male partners.…”

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Relationship Among Differentiation of Self, Relationship Satisfaction, Partner Support, and Depression in Patients With Chronic Lung Disease and Their Partners

Lal¹,

Bartle‐Haring²

2011

J Marital Family Therapy

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The purpose of the present study is to test the relationships among differentiation of self, relationship satisfaction, perceived partner support, and depression in a sample of patients with chronic lung disease (CLD) and their partners. The sample consisted of 52 patients with CLD and their partners. Hierarchical multiple regression was used for data analysis. The results indicate that (a) patients' differentiation of self is significantly lower than partners' differentiation of self, (b) patients' relationship satisfaction is positively correlated with partners' relationship satisfaction, (c) patients' relationship satisfaction predicts perceived partner supportive behavior, (d) perceived partner unsupportive behavior predicts patients' depression, (e) partners' differentiation of self predicts partners' relationship satisfaction, (f) partners' relationship satisfaction predicts partner supportive behavior, and (g) partners' differentiation of self and relationship satisfaction predicts partners' depression. The study serves to highlight the fact that the patient is part of a system, and that taking the system into account is relevant to the well-being of both the patient and the partner, in particular for patients with CLD, a heretofore unstudied population. The results of such studies have significant implications for couple and family therapists.

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“…However, many studies have demonstrated the weU-known stress-buffering effect of social support (for a review, see S. Cohen & Wills, 1985;LaRocco, House, & French, 1980). There is also some evidence for the stress-buffering hypothesis among patients with chronic disease (e.g., Koopman, Hernumson, Diamond, Angell, & Spiegel, 1998;Unger, Jacobs, & Cannon, 1996). Other researchers have investigated the possible moderating role of limitations in the daily functions of living with respect to the link between social support and patients' adjustment to chronic disease (Affleck, Pfeiffer, Tennen, & Fifield, 1988;Manne, Taylor, Dougherty, & Kemeny, 1997;Revenson, Wollman, & Felton, 1983).…”

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Marital satisfaction in patients with cancer: Does support from intimate partners benefit those who need it most?

Hagedoorn¹,

Kuijer²,

Buunk³

et al. 2000

Health Psychology

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This cross-sectional study assessed 3 ways of providing spousal support. Active engagement means involving the patient in discussions and using constructive problem-solving methods; protective buffering means hiding one's concerns; and overprotection refers to underestimation of the patient's capabilities, resulting in unnecessary help and excessive praise for accomplishments. Ratings of received spousal support by 68 patients with cancer revealed findings similar to those of partners' ratings of provided support. The positive association between active engagement and the patient's marital satisfaction was stronger for patients with a rather poor psychological and physical condition than for those with a rather good condition. Furthermore, protective buffering and overprotection were negatively associated with marital satisfaction only when patients experienced relatively high levels of psychological distress or physical limitations.

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Social Support and Marital Satisfaction among Couples Coping with Chronic Constructive Airway Disease

Cited by 22 publications

References 34 publications

Longitudinal changes in marital satisfaction during middle age in Taiwan

Longitudinal changes in marital satisfaction during middle age in Taiwan

Relationship Among Differentiation of Self, Relationship Satisfaction, Partner Support, and Depression in Patients With Chronic Lung Disease and Their Partners

Marital satisfaction in patients with cancer: Does support from intimate partners benefit those who need it most?

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