Marital closeness, functional disability, and adjustment in late life.
Abstract
Socioemotional selectivity theory (SST) posits that emotionally close relationships are increasingly valued as people perceive constraints on time. Based on SST, this study of 1,532 older married persons hypothesized that emotional dimensions of marriage would more strongly predict adjustment at higher levels of functional disability. High levels of marital closeness were negatively associated with depression and anxiety and positively associated with self-esteem. Consistent with predictions derived from SST, marital closeness moderated the negative psychological effects of high levels of functional disability on depression, anxiety, and self-esteem. Results are discussed in the context of SST and traditional stress-buffering models of social support.
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Mancini and Bonanno (2006) reported that marital closeness buffered the negative effects of functional disability on depression, anxiety, and self-esteem in a large representative older sample (mean age 68.9).
“Finally, in a large representative and somewhat younger sample of older adults (mean age 68.9 years), Mancini and Bonanno (2006) found that marital closeness moderated the negative effects of functional disability on increased depression and anxiety and decreased self-esteem.”
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“Finally, in a large representative and somewhat younger sample of older adults (mean age 68.9 years), Mancini and Bonanno (2006) found that marital closeness moderated the negative effects of functional disability on increased depression and anxiety and decreased self-esteem.”
BackgroundInfluential
- Authors
- Mancini, A. D., & Bonanno, G. A.
- Affiliations
- Columbia University (US)
- Venue
- Psychology and Aging
- Published
- 2006
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 600-610
- ISSN
- 0882-7974 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1498
- OpenAlex
- W1985409387
- Cited by
- 76
- References
- 6
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 4.58
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychology and Aging (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Aging (AG15948-01; AG610757-01; AG05561-01)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Keywords
- marital intimacy, functional disability, socioemotional selectivity theory, depression, anxiety, self-esteem, older married couples, stress buffering, social support, time constraints
- MeSH terms
- Activities of Daily Living, Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Anxiety, Bereavement, Depression, Emotions, Female, Persons with Disabilities, Humans, Male, Marriage, Middle Aged, Self Concept, Sick Role, Social Support, Statistics as Topic, Geriatric Assessment, Spouses
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