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Saxey MT, Dew JP, Yorgason JB, LeBaron-Black AB. Which Came First, the Money or the Sex? Bidirectional, Indirect Associations between Financial Management Behaviors and Sexual Satisfaction among Newlywed Couples. J Sex Res 2024; 61:285-298. [PMID: 37163732 DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2023.2206818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Scholars have established connections between how married couples navigate their finances and their sexual relationship. For example, financial management behaviors are associated with sexual satisfaction among newlywed couples. However, we know very little about the direction of the association between financial management behaviors and sexual satisfaction. Understanding which might predict the other, or if there might be a bidirectional association between the two, could provide information on where to intervene to help newlywed couples with financial or sexual obstacles in their marriage. With three waves of dyadic data (N = 1,205 U.S. newlywed couples), we used structural equation modeling to examine the bidirectional, indirect associations between husbands' and wives' financial management behaviors and their own sexual satisfaction through their own marital satisfaction. Overall, we found that financial management behaviors indirectly predicted changes in sexual satisfaction through marital satisfaction for both husbands and wives. We also found limited evidence that husbands' sexual satisfaction indirectly predicted changes in their own financial management behaviors through their own marital satisfaction. Additionally, these indirect associations differed by gender. Partner effects, however, were largely non-significant. Implications of these findings for those who help newlywed couples with their sexual relationships are discussed.
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As dyadic health science enters a golden age, important conceptual, theoretical, and technical challenges remain. This forum review brings together perspectives on the burgeoning dyadic literature from several subdisciplines within aging research. We first define key concepts and terms so that interested researchers can navigate the complex and various ways in which dyadic health research is conducted. We discuss exciting scientific advances and close by identifying crucial challenges and considerations that coincide with important future directions for the field.
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- Stephanie J Wilson
- Department of Psychology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Human Development and Family Science, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Connell School of Nursing, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA
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Yorgason JB, Noorda NM, Steeger D, Saylor J, Berg C, Davey A, Rellaford S, Kirkham D, Saunders J, Taylor E. Communal coping and glycemic control: Daily patterns among young adult couples with type 1 diabetes. Fam Syst Health 2023:2024-23685-001. [PMID: 37956065 DOI: 10.1037/fsh0000857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Young adulthood is a time when persons with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) become more fully responsible for diabetes management. Establishing healthy diabetes routines during this period is foundational for successful management across adulthood. Although partner support is generally considered helpful in T1D management, less is known about specific partner behaviors that could benefit glucose levels. The aim of this study was to explore associations between communal coping behaviors and T1D glucose management. METHOD During 2018-2020, 23 young married opposite-sex couples (Mage = 25.7 years), wherein one spouse had T1D, completed daily measures of communal coping for 9 consecutive days. Daily average glucose and time-in-range were computed from the person with T1D's glucose meter or continuous glucose monitor. RESULTS Multilevel model results suggested that higher time-in-range on a given day was predicted by reports of lower daily spousal instrumental support, lower overprotective and controlling behaviors, and by higher emotional support. Controlling spousal behavior on one day was associated with higher time-in-range the next day. At the same time, patient reports of higher average spousal controlling behavior (across all days) were associated with lower time-in-range and higher average glucose. Average glucose was also predicted by communal coping behaviors (especially within-person higher instrumental support), yet results were less robust after covariates were considered. DISCUSSION Some young romantic partners may engage in behaviors that are associated with higher average blood glucose and lower time-in-range for the person with T1D. Persons with T1D could communicate to their partners types of support that are helpful versus not. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).
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- School of Nursing, University of Delaware
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Marini CM, Yorgason JB, Pless Kaiser A, Erickson LD. Marital Quality and Loneliness Among Aging Vietnam-Era Combat Veterans: The Moderating Role of PTSD Symptom Severity. Clin Gerontol 2023:1-15. [PMID: 37888842 DOI: 10.1080/07317115.2023.2274052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVES We examined links between marital quality and loneliness among aging veterans and explored whether veterans' PTSD symptom severity moderated these associations. METHODS Data came from 269 Vietnam-Era combat veterans who had a spouse/partner (M age = 60.50). Utilizing two waves of data spanning six years, we estimated multiple regression models that included positive and negative marital quality, PTSD symptom severity, and loneliness in 2010 as predictors of loneliness in 2016. RESULTS Facets of positive (but not negative) marital quality were associated with veterans' loneliness. Companionship - spousal affection and understanding - was associated with lower subsequent loneliness among veterans with low/moderate - but not high - PTSD symptom severity. Conversely, sociability - the degree to which one's marriage promotes socializing with others - was associated with lower subsequent loneliness regardless of PTSD symptom severity. CONCLUSIONS Companionship and sociability were each associated with veterans' subsequent loneliness. Whereas benefits of companionship were attenuated at higher levels of PTSD symptom severity, benefits of sociability were not. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS For veterans with higher PTSD symptoms, recommending mental health treatment to decrease symptom severity may help them to reap the benefits of close/intimate relationships. However, bolstering veterans' social participation more broadly may provide an additional means of reducing their loneliness.
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- Christina M Marini
- Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology, Adelphi University, Garden City, United States
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- School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, National Center for PTSD, New York, United States
- Department of Psychiatry, VA Boston Healthcare System, New York, United States
- Department of Psychiatry, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine,New York, United States
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- Sociology Department, Brigham Young University, Provo, United States
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Leavitt CE, Price AA, Smedley D, Eyring JB, Yorgason JB, Holmes EK. The Power of Mindfulness: Examining Power Imbalances, Mindfulness, and Couples' Relational and Sexual Well-Being. J Sex Marital Ther 2023; 50:18-34. [PMID: 37565708 DOI: 10.1080/0092623x.2023.2243929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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Perceptions of power imbalance are common in relationships. We used the relational model of mindfulness to examine links between marital perceptions of power, relational and sexual well-being and to evaluate whether trait mindfulness and sexual mindfulness moderate these associations. Using a nationally representative sample (N = 1,519 couples at Wave III) of mixed-sex newlywed couples, an actor-partner-interdependence model indicated that trait mindfulness and state sexually mindful awareness buffered the link between men's and women's own perceived power imbalance and relational well-being. Sexually mindful non-judgment, however, accentuated the negative association between perceived power imbalance and sexual well-being for men. We discuss the need for therapists to consider the need to encourage mindful awareness to attenuate perceptions of power imbalances and to evaluate how sexually mindful non-judgment influences men's feelings of sexual well-being. Therapeutic implications of these findings are also discussed.
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- Chelom E Leavitt
- The School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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- The School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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- The School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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- Spencer Fox School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- The School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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- The School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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Li X, Wheeler BE, James SL, LeBaron-Black AB, Holmes EK, Yorgason JB. For richer, for poorer: Financial behaviors, power (im)balance, and relational aggression among different-gender newlyweds in the U.S. Fam Process 2023. [PMID: 37055040 DOI: 10.1111/famp.12886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Revised: 03/18/2023] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Guided by an intersectional feminism framework, we used three-wave, dyadic survey data from a nationally representative sample of 1625 U.S. different-gender newlywed couples to test three research questions. First, as balanced power is considered a key concept for relational well-being in feminism, we examined developmental trajectories in husbands' and wives' perception of power (im)balance. Second, considering money as a major influence on power and aggression, we examined how financial behaviors relate to power (im)balance and in turn relational aggression-a type of intimate partner violence that is controlling and manipulative in nature. Third, informed by the intersectionality between gender and socioeconomic status (SES), we examined gender differences and SES disparities in the associations among financial behaviors, developmental trajectories of perception of power (im)balance, and relational aggression. Our findings demonstrate that newlywed different-gender couples are experiencing power struggles, where two partners diminish each other's influence over time. We also found that healthy financial behaviors are associated with balanced power and, in turn, less relational aggression (especially for wives and in lower-SES households). Taken collectively, we continue calling for efforts to facilitate money management skills and promote balanced marital power.
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- Xiaomin Li
- Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR
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- Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, Alabama A&M University, Normal, Alabama, USA
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- School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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- School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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Serrao Hill MMY, Hauck N, Yorgason JB, Bown C, Tankersley K. An exploration of happiness, anxiety symptoms, and depressive symptoms among older adults during the coronavirus pandemic. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1117177. [PMID: 37063588 PMCID: PMC10097967 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1117177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected millions of people worldwide. Because of the challenges associated with the pandemic, universal levels of happiness have likely depleted. We know little about how those with prior existing mental health concerns have responded to the pandemic. Using cross-sectional (study 1; N = 1,366) and longitudinal (study 2; N = 262) data, we utilized a stress and resilience perspective to explore mental health symptoms and happiness among older adults before and after the declaration of the pandemic. Results for both studies indicated higher levels of depression and anxiety symptoms predicted lower levels of happiness; however, for those who indicated higher levels of mental health symptoms, post-pandemic declaration happiness levels were higher than pre-pandemic happiness levels. Findings suggest that resilience may be learned throughout a lifetime, and that experiences from prior stressors may show benefits in responding to future ones, even among vulnerable populations.
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- Melanie M. Y. Serrao Hill
- Optum Inc., Eden Prairie, MN, United States
- Department of School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, United States
- *Correspondence: Melanie M. Y. Serrao Hill,
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- Department of Community and Global Engagement, Dixie State University, St. George, UT, United States
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- Department of School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, United States
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- Department of School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, United States
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- Department of School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, United States
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Totenhagen CJ, Li X, Wilmarth MJ, Archuleta KL, Yorgason JB. Do couples who play together stay together? A longitudinal dyadic examination of shared leisure, financial distress, and relationship outcomes. Fam Process 2023. [PMID: 36802045 DOI: 10.1111/famp.12869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 01/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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We examined whether shared leisure offers protection against negative associations between financial distress and relationship quality (satisfaction and commitment) for lower- and higher-income couples. We expected husbands' and wives' reports of shared leisure would be protective of the effects of financial distress (Time 2) on relationship satisfaction (Time 3) and commitment (Time 4) for higher-income couples (but not lower-income couples). Participants were drawn from a nationally representative, longitudinal study of US newly married couples. The analytic sample included both members of 1382 different-gender couples with data across the three sampled waves of data collection. Shared leisure was largely protective of the effects of financial distress on husbands' commitment for higher-income couples. For lower-income couples, higher shared leisure exacerbated this effect. These effects were only found at extreme levels of household income and shared leisure. When considering if couples who play together stay together, our findings suggest that it can, but it is critical to understand the financial situation of the couple and the resources they may have to support shared leisure activities. Professionals working with couples should consider their financial situation when making recommendation to engage in shared leisure, such as going out for recreation.
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- Casey J Totenhagen
- Human Development and Family Studies, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong
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- Financial Planning, Housing & Consumer Economics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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Fraser AM, Leavitt CE, Yorgason JB, Price AA. "Feeling It": Links between elements of compassion and sexual well-being. Front Psychol 2023; 13:1017384. [PMID: 36687821 PMCID: PMC9846806 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1017384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Introduction Compassion may be a particularly important component of a sexual relationship as it facilitates needed self-awareness, understanding, and connection to frame deeply intimate expressions of sexual emotion and vulnerability. Given the lack of research on how broad concepts of compassionate elements may be linked to sexual well-being, we examine how mindfulness (an ability to maintain awareness in the present moment), compassionate relational attitudes (i.e., accessibility, responsiveness, and engagement), and compassionate relational behaviors (i.e., forgiveness and gratitude), are linked to sexual well-being (sexual harmony, orgasm consistency, and sexual frequency), and sexual mindfulness (a state of being mindful during sex) for oneself and one's partner. Methods We constructed an actor partner structural equation model with newly married couples (n = 2,111) and regressed sexual outcomes at time 1 and time 2 on each partner's compassionate attitudes, behaviors and mindfulness reported at time 1. Results Results showed that cross-sectionally, nearly all elements of one's compassion related to one's own sexual well-being for both partners. Strongest paths included positive significant relations for women between mindfulness and non-judgment and from compassionate relational attitudes and behaviors to sexual harmony. Men's compassionate behaviors were positively related to their own sexual awareness. Perhaps more importantly, women's and men's compassionate behaviors had significant effects on their partner's sexual well-being longitudinally. Discussion Implications include an emphasis on compassion as a key mechanism that can increase sexual satisfaction and strengthen relationships, particularly in the critical time of early marriage where patterns of interconnectedness are being established.
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Saxey MT, Dew JP, Yorgason JB. Bedtime and the Budget: Longitudinal, Actor-Partner Connections between Sleep Quality and Financial Management Behaviors in Newlywed Couples. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 20:55. [PMID: 36612376 PMCID: PMC9819871 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20010055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Revised: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Research from the American Psychological Association suggests that approximately 67% of U.S. adults are getting more or less sleep than desired, and over 80% of U.S. adults ages 18-43 are stressed about finances. Cross-sectional evidence suggests that there may be a connection between the two. That is, some cross-sectional research suggests a contemporaneous association between sleep quality and finances. Using two waves of newlywed dyadic data (N = 1497 couples), we estimated a longitudinal structural equation model to test actor-partner associations between husbands' and wives' sleep quality and financial management behaviors. In these associations, we examined husbands' and wives' marital satisfaction as potential mediating variables. We found that both husbands' and wives' sleep quality longitudinally predicted their own and their partner's financial management behaviors. Additionally, husbands' and wives' sleep quality-through wives' marital satisfaction-indirectly and longitudinally predicted wives' financial management behaviors. As financial practitioners encourage newlywed couples to consistently experience quality sleep, their financial management behaviors may benefit. We suggest that for newlywed couples, both partners' bedtime may be longitudinally connected to both partners' management of their budget.
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LeBaron-Black AB, Yorgason JB, Curran MA, Saxey MT, Okamoto RM. The ABC-X's of Stress among U.S. Emerging Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Relationship Quality, Financial Distress, and Mental Health. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19:13125. [PMID: 36293701 PMCID: PMC9602708 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192013125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Revised: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Many emerging adults have experienced increased financial distress and mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic, and isolation may have amplified the importance of close relationships (especially as parents' influence diminishes during this developmental stage). Using the ABC-X Model to frame our model, we tested whether financial distress (C) mediates the associations between COVID-19 impact (A) and anxiety and depressive symptoms (X), and whether or not romantic relationship quality (B) moderates these indirect associations. Our sample comprised of 1950 U.S. emerging adults in a romantic relationship. Mediation and first-stage moderated mediation were tested using structural equation modeling. Financial distress partially mediated the association between COVID-19 impact and anxiety symptoms and fully mediated the association between COVID-19 impact and depressive symptoms. Strong evidence of moderated mediation was found but in the opposite direction expected: the indirect associations of COVID-19 impact with anxiety and depressive symptoms (through financial distress) were stronger for those in high-quality romantic relationships. The findings may inform policy and practice aimed at optimizing the mental health of emerging adults, especially in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic: specifically, alleviating financial distress may improve the mental health of emerging adults, while focusing on the quality of their romantic relationships may not.
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- Department of Family Studies and Human Development, University of Arizona, McClelland Park Rm. 235F, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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Yorgason JB, Tanner CT, Richardson S, Hill MMYS, Stagg B, Wettstein M, Ehrlich JR. The Longitudinal Association of Late-Life Visual and Hearing Difficulty and Cognitive Function: The Role of Social Isolation. J Aging Health 2022; 34:765-774. [PMID: 35100881 PMCID: PMC9801657 DOI: 10.1177/08982643211063338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Sensory impairments are prevalent among older adults and have been associated with cognitive challenges in later life, yet mechanisms are less well understood. We examined the mediating role of social isolation in the longitudinal relationship between self-reported sensory difficulty and impaired cognitive functioning among older adults. METHODS Data were taken from the NHATS Study, an annual survey of Medicare beneficiaries' age ≥ 65. Participants (N = 6,338) provided data at Rounds 5, 6, and 7 (2015, 2016, 2017). Structural equation models were estimated to test longitudinal direct and indirect associations. RESULTS All sensory difficulties were negatively associated with all cognitive functioning measures cross-sectionally through social isolation. Longitudinally, vision difficulty and dual sensory difficulty were indirectly associated with cognitive functioning across time. Hearing difficulty had no longitudinal indirect associations with cognitive functioning through social isolation. DISCUSSION Social isolation is an important pathway through which late-life vision difficulty is associated with decreased cognitive function.
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, 114380University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Network Aging Research, 7891Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Institute for Social Research, 1259University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Saxey MT, Li X, Wikle JS, Hill EJ, LeBaron-Black AB, James SL, Brown-Hamlett JL, Holmes EK, Yorgason JB. Latent profiles of sleep quality, financial management behaviors, and sexual satisfaction in emerging adult newlywed couples and longitudinal connections with marital satisfaction. Front Psychol 2022; 13:883352. [PMID: 35992422 PMCID: PMC9387670 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.883352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Emerging adult newlywed couples often experience many demands on their time, and three common problems may surface as couples try to balance these demands—problems related to finances, sleep, and sex. We used two waves of dyadic data from 1,001 emerging adult newlywed couples to identify four dyadic latent profiles from husbands’ and wives’ financial management behaviors, sexual satisfaction, and sleep quality: Flounderers, Financially Challenged Lovers, Drowsy Budgeters, and Flourishers. We then examined how husbands’ and wives’ marital satisfaction, in relation to profile membership, varied at a later wave. We found that Financially Challenged Lovers and Flourishers had significantly higher marital satisfaction than Drowsy Budgeters and Flounderers (mostly medium effect sizes). Whereas, Financially Challenged Lovers and Flourishers did not differ in terms of marital satisfaction, Drowsy Budgeters seemed to have slightly higher marital satisfaction than Flounderers for wives only (small effect size). However, we did not find evidence that these connections meaningfully differed by sex. Implications for the efforts of clinicians and educators are discussed.
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- Matthew T. Saxey
- School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, United States
- *Correspondence: Matthew T. Saxey,
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- Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, United States
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- School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, United States
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- School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, United States
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- School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, United States
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- School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, United States
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Objectives: Personality researchers have found that dispositional traits are typically stabile over the life course, but shyness is one trait that has rarely been examined in later life. Shyness as a global trait has been linked negatively to multiple psychological indices of childhood well-being, including loneliness. Despite the fact that older adults may already be at risk for experiencing heightened loneliness, regret, or decreased fulfillment, research has not assessed these experiences in relation to personality in later life. In the past few decades, research on social withdrawal has moved beyond treating shyness as a global trait and started to examine the multiple motivations behind socially withdrawn behavior.Method: Employing data from 309 older participants of the Huntsman Senior Games, the current study used regression analyses to examine the potential relations between three forms of withdrawal (shyness, avoidance, and unsociability) and loneliness, regret, and fulfillment in later life.Results and Conclusion: Results indicated that shyness, avoidance, and unsociability, respectively, were significantly associated with increased loneliness and regret, and decreased fulfillment. Further, marital status (married, divorced, widowed) moderated links between withdrawal and psychological indices of well-being in later life.
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- College of Family Home and Social Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA
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- College of Family Home and Social Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA
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- College of Family Home and Social Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA
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Wikle JS, Yorgason JB. Married Mixed-gender Couples’ Midlife Employment and Later Life Well-being and Housework. Sex Roles 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11199-022-01306-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Easler JK, Taylor TM, Roper SO, Yorgason JB, Harper JM. Uplifts, Respite, Stress, and Marital Quality for Parents Raising Children With Down Syndrome or Autism. Intellect Dev Disabil 2022; 60:145-162. [PMID: 35297988 DOI: 10.1352/1934-9556-60.2.145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2020] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Direct, indirect, and partner effects estimated among uplifts, respite care, stress, and marital quality across mothers and fathers of children with autism spectrum disorder (n = 102) and Down syndrome (n = 111) were examined in this cross-sectional study. Parents of children with ASD who reported more uplifts and less stress individually reported better marital quality; these wives reported better marital quality as their husbands reported more uplifts and less stress. Wives with children with DS who reported more uplifts, individually along with their husbands reported less stress and better marital quality. Respite was directly associated with marital quality for parents of children with ASD and indirectly associated with marital quality for parents of children with DS with reduced individual stress. Implications are discussed.
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- Jamie K Easler
- Jamie K. Easler, Tina M. Taylor, Susanne Olsen Roper, Jeremy B. Yorgason, and JamesM. Harper, Brigham Young University
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- Jamie K. Easler, Tina M. Taylor, Susanne Olsen Roper, Jeremy B. Yorgason, and JamesM. Harper, Brigham Young University
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- Jamie K. Easler, Tina M. Taylor, Susanne Olsen Roper, Jeremy B. Yorgason, and JamesM. Harper, Brigham Young University
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- Jamie K. Easler, Tina M. Taylor, Susanne Olsen Roper, Jeremy B. Yorgason, and JamesM. Harper, Brigham Young University
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- Jamie K. Easler, Tina M. Taylor, Susanne Olsen Roper, Jeremy B. Yorgason, and JamesM. Harper, Brigham Young University
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Allsop DB, Leavitt CE, Yorgason JB, Holmes EK. Variable Sexual Satisfaction in Pregnancy: A Latent Profile Analysis of Pregnant Wives and Their Husbands. J Sex Res 2022; 59:173-184. [PMID: 34520286 DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2021.1970708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Although not all couples achieve high levels of sexual satisfaction during pregnancy, evidence of variability in couple sexual satisfaction during pregnancy indicates that sexual dissatisfaction in pregnancy does not apply to all. Subsequently, the current study examined whether a nationally representative U.S. sample of wives and husbands (N = 523 couples) fell into subgroups in terms of their sexual satisfaction during pregnancy and to what degree biopsychosocial factors distinguish potential subgroups. Latent profile analyses, adjusted for pregnancy-related biological factors, indicated that couples could be classified into two subsets - a larger subset of couples where wives and husbands were satisfied with sex overall (79%) and a smaller subset where wives and husbands were neutral about satisfaction with sex (21%). Lower depressive symptoms among wives was associated with a greater likelihood of being in the more satisfied subset over the less satisfied subset - the only significant group membership predictor among a variety of other factors. Implications include notions that couples and practitioners should consider women's depressive symptoms throughout pregnancy in addition to the perinatal period, and that most U.S. newly married pregnant couples do well navigating sexual satisfaction challenges during pregnancy.
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- David B Allsop
- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University
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Trujillo Tanner C, Yorgason JB, Richardson S, Redelfs AH, Serrao Hill MMY, White A, Stagg B, Ehrlich JR, Markides KS. Sensory Disabilities and Social Isolation Among Hispanic Older Adults: Toward Culturally Sensitive Measurement of Social Isolation. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2022; 77:2091-2100. [PMID: 35022736 PMCID: PMC9683500 DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbac001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Sensory disabilities, including vision disability and hearing disability, increase risk for social isolation, which is associated with multiple negative health outcomes. Existing literature suggests that the cultural value of familism may provide a buffer against social isolation. We examined the longitudinal trajectory of social isolation among Hispanic older adults with self-reported vision disability (SRVD) and self-reported hearing disability and tested a modified measure of social isolation incorporating familism. METHODS We compared 8-year trajectories of social isolation among Hispanics (n = 445) and non-Hispanic Whites (n = 4,861) from the National Health and Aging Trends Study. We used structural equation modeling to explore the longitudinal relationships between sensory disability and social isolation while comparing 2 measures of social isolation. RESULTS Social isolation increased longitudinally for both groups, with SRVD significantly associated with higher initial levels. Social isolation started and remained higher across time among Hispanics. Using an adjusted measure of social isolation (added familial support), neither initial levels nor trajectories of social isolation differed between Hispanic and non-Hispanic White participants. DISCUSSION Initially, Hispanics appeared more socially isolated, reporting less social support from outside the home. Yet, we found that they were more likely to report family social connections. Traditional measures of social isolation focusing on social support outside of the home (neglecting support by family) may lack content validity among Hispanic groups. Culturally sensitive measures of social isolation will be increasingly consequential for future research and health policy to meet the needs of a diverse older population.
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- Corinna Trujillo Tanner
- Address correspondence to: Corinna Trujillo Tanner, PhD, RN, MSN, College of Nursing, Brigham Young University, 432 KMBL, Provo, UT 84602, USA. E-mail:
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- School of Public Health, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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- School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Population Health, University of Texas, Galveston, Texas, USA
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Busby DM, Leavitt CE, Yorgason JB, Richardson S, Allsop DB. Health, depression, and marital processes as they relate to sexual satisfaction and harmonious sexual passion: a biopsychosocial model. Sexual and Relationship Therapy 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/14681994.2021.2019699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Leavitt CE, Maurer TF, Clyde TL, Clarke RW, Busby DM, Yorgason JB, Holmes EK, James S. Linking Sexual Mindfulness to Mixed-Sex Couples' Relational Flourishing, Sexual Harmony, and Orgasm. Arch Sex Behav 2021; 50:2589-2602. [PMID: 34405307 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-021-02054-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Revised: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/15/2021] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Marriage is an important adult relationship, and recent research indicates that sexual mindfulness, awareness and non-judgment, may be an important tool in helping maintain relational and sexual well-being. Using a nationally representative U.S. sample of newly married, mixed-sex couples (women's age M = 29.70 years; men's age M = 31.76 years; N = 1473 couples), we evaluated whether the two factors of sexual mindfulness, awareness and non-judgment, were linked with relational flourishing, sexual harmony, and orgasm consistency. We utilized an actor-partner interdependence model within a structural equation modeling framework to evaluate how husbands' and wives' awareness and non-judgment were associated with relational flourishing, sexual harmony, and orgasm consistency. Results indicated that both wives' and husbands' awareness was positively associated with relational flourishing, sexual harmony, and orgasm consistency. Partner effects were found for all outcomes. However, no partner effects were found between non-judgment and orgasm consistency. Therapists, educators, and couples may consider the use of sexual mindfulness skills when addressing marriage and sexual relationships.
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- Chelom E Leavitt
- The School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, 2054 JFSB, Provo, UT, 84602, USA.
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- The School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, 2054 JFSB, Provo, UT, 84602, USA
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- The School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, 2054 JFSB, Provo, UT, 84602, USA
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- The School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, 2054 JFSB, Provo, UT, 84602, USA
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- The School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, 2054 JFSB, Provo, UT, 84602, USA
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- The School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, 2054 JFSB, Provo, UT, 84602, USA
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- The School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, 2054 JFSB, Provo, UT, 84602, USA
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- The School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, 2054 JFSB, Provo, UT, 84602, USA
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Allsop DB, Leavitt CE, Saxey MT, Lawlor JM, Yorgason JB, James SL. How Empathy Moderates Associations Between Sexual and Relational Satisfaction. J Sex Marital Ther 2021; 47:545-557. [PMID: 33977837 DOI: 10.1080/0092623x.2021.1922563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Those with low sexual satisfaction tend to have low relational satisfaction. However, literature provides examples of those who maintain satisfying relationships despite low sexual satisfaction yet provides few clues as to what factors protect these individuals. Using U.S. nationally representative data from 1569 newlywed couples, we investigated if empathy for one's partner buffers individuals and couples from low relational satisfaction due to low sexual satisfaction. The positive connection between sexual satisfaction and relational satisfaction was weak for those reporting high empathy but was strong for those reporting low empathy. Empathy may protect against poor relational satisfaction when sexual satisfaction is low.
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- David B Allsop
- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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- School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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- School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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- School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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Willis KL, Miller RB, Anderson SR, Bradford AB, Johnson LN, Yorgason JB. Therapist effects on dropout in couple therapy. J Marital Fam Ther 2021; 47:104-119. [PMID: 33507576 DOI: 10.1111/jmft.12473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Revised: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/08/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Marriage and family therapy scholars have argued that therapists play a crucial role in successful couple therapy, yet little research has empirically documented that the therapist in couple therapy has a significant impact on outcomes. Known as the study of therapist effects, this study sought to assess the amount of variance attributed to the therapist in couple therapy outcomes. Using dropout as the outcome variable, this study analyzed data from 1,192 couples treated by 90 masters and doctoral student therapists at a university-based training clinic. Results from multilevel analysis indicated that therapists in the sample accounted for 9.4% of the variance in couple dropout while controlling for initial couple impairment. Therapist gender and therapist experience did not significantly predict variability in therapist effects. These findings give promise to future research on therapist effects in couple therapy and encourage exploration into which therapist characteristics and behaviors contribute to successful clinical outcome.
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Jensen AC, Nielson MK, Yorgason JB. The Longest-Lasting Relationship: Patterns of Contact and Well-Being Among Mid- to Later-Life Siblings. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2020; 75:2240-2249. [PMID: 31184753 DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbz083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Adults in mid to later life experience shrinking social networks, which may hinder well-being. Siblings may be important sources of social contact. Yet, little is known about adults' patterns of contact with siblings and how contact is linked to well-being. METHOD Participants included 491 adults from across the United States (M age = 58.96, SD = 6.25; 68% female) recruited online via Amazon Mechanical Turk; they reported on their contact with their sibling in person, over the phone, via email, texting, and social media. RESULTS Latent class analysis found evidence for four patterns of contact (classes) among siblings: low, medium, high, and traditional. Those with high contact reported greater life satisfaction than those in the other groups. Those in the high group reported lower self-rated health when they recalled being treated less favorably, relative to their sibling, by their mother as children. DISCUSSION These findings suggest that differing patterns of sibling contact exist among older adults. In some cases, contact may promote well-being. In other cases, more contact may serve as a reminder of hurtful or painful past family experiences related to mothers' differential treatment, in which case more contact may be linked to poorer health.
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Min J, Yorgason JB, Fast J, Chudyk A. The Impact of Spouse's Illness on Depressive Symptoms: The Roles of Spousal Caregiving and Marital Satisfaction. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2020; 75:1548-1557. [PMID: 30869140 DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbz017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To examine (a) the relationship between own depressive symptoms and spouses' health condition changes among mid- and later-life couples and (b) the roles of marital relationship quality and spousal caregiving in this relationship. METHOD Fixed-effect analyses were conducted using data from 3,055 couples aged 45 and older from Waves 1 (2006) to 4 (2012) of the Korean Longitudinal Study on Ageing. RESULTS Spousal stroke was linked with higher depression symptoms. Spouses' onset of cancer was related to an increase in depressive symptoms for wives, but not for husbands. Spousal caregiving and marital satisfaction were significant moderators: Wives caring for spouses with cancer reported more depressive symptoms than those not providing care; husbands caring for spouses with lung disease reported more depressive symptoms than those not providing care. The associations between wives' heart disease, husbands' cancer diagnosis, and depressive symptoms were weaker for couples with higher marital satisfaction. DISCUSSION The findings suggest variations across health condition types and gender. Relationship quality and caregiving are important contexts moderating the negative impact of spousal chronic illness on depression. Health care providers should be aware that spouses' health statuses are connected and that type of illness may affect the care context.
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- Joohong Min
- Faculty of Human Ecology and Welfare, Institute for Social Science Research, Jeju National University, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Human Ecology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Hill MS, Yorgason JB, Nelson LJ, Jensen AC. Social Withdrawal and Loneliness Among Older Adult Athletes: A Case for Playing Alone. J Aging Phys Act 2020; 28:501-509. [PMID: 31783373 DOI: 10.1123/japa.2018-0335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2018] [Revised: 09/05/2019] [Accepted: 10/09/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
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Some older adults may not receive social connection due to social withdrawal, potentially resulting in loneliness. The purpose of this study was to examine relationships between social withdrawal and loneliness, in the context of sports participation. The authors hypothesized that individuals who are more shy and avoidant would be more lonely than those who are less shy and avoidant, and that those who are unsocial would not necessarily be more lonely. The authors also hypothesized individual sport participation would further exacerbate loneliness over group sport participation. Results from participants in the Huntsman Senior Games (n = 374) indicated that as shyness, avoidance, and unsociability increased, loneliness increased as well. Furthermore, shy athletes in group sports reported higher levels of loneliness than those in individual sports. Although the authors seek to prevent individuals from being lonely in later life, there may be instances where removing oneself from a group is beneficial for mental health.
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Hill MS, Jensen AC, Coyne SM, Yorgason JB. Look Who's Talking: Mediums of Contact Among Mid-to Later-Life Siblings. Int J Aging Hum Dev 2020; 92:450-471. [PMID: 32223421 DOI: 10.1177/0091415020912956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Adult siblings maintain contact and remain close to one another. The current study used participants recruited via Amazon Mechanical Turk (n = 491) to conduct regression analyses examining five methods of contact (in person, telephone, email, texting, and social media) predicting sibling closeness and conflict. Further, two- and three-way interactions assessed the role of sibling dyad composition (e.g., women with a sister and women with a brother). Results suggested that as contact in person, through social media, the telephone, or email increased, sibling closeness increased, while increased contact through email indicated less conflict. Assessing sibling dyad composition suggested as telephone contact increased, sibling closeness increased for all sibling dyads, especially for women with a sister compared to men with a brother. In-person and texting contacts were beneficial for women with a brother. Even in mid- to later-life, siblings connect through synchronous and asynchronous mediums, and this contact appears beneficial for sisters.
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- Melanie S Hill
- 6756 Department of School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA
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- 6756 Department of School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA
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- 6756 Department of School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA
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- 6756 Department of School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA
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Memmott-Elison M, Padilla-Walker LM, Yorgason JB, Coyne SM. Intra-individual associations between intentional self-regulation and prosocial behavior during adolescence: Evidence for bidirectionality. J Adolesc 2020; 80:29-40. [PMID: 32058872 DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2020.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2019] [Revised: 01/29/2020] [Accepted: 02/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Couched in Positive Youth Development (PYD) theory and relevant empirical work, this study investigated bidirectional associations between intentional self-regulation and prosocial behavior toward strangers from age 12 to age 18. METHOD Participants included 500 adolescents (52% female, 77% European American; age Time 1 = 12 years, Time 2 = 14 years, Time 3 = 16 years, Time 4 = 18 years) from the Northwestern United States. Adolescents self-reported on their intentional self-regulation and prosocial behavior toward strangers across four time points. A random-intercept cross-lagged panel model (RICLPM) was estimated in order to assess bidirectionality while avoiding conflating intra- and inter-individual variability. RESULTS Results revealed intentional self-regulation and prosocial behavior toward strangers were bidirectionally related during early adolescence (i.e., from age 12 to 14). During mid-to-late adolescence (i.e. age 14 to 18), prosocial behavior toward strangers facilitated intentional selfregulation, whereas intentional self-regulation did not drive the development of prosocial behavior toward strangers. CONCLUSIONS Findings indicate that early adolescence may be a particularly plastic developmental period in terms of PYD. Findings also suggest that investigations of relations between adolescents' personal assets and contribution factors merit further scholarly attention. Several directions for future research are presented.
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Yorgason JB, Choi H, Neupert SD, Cichy KE, Hill MS. Microlongitudinal analysis of memory failures, negative affect, and marital interactions. Psychol Aging 2020; 35:8-19. [PMID: 31985245 DOI: 10.1037/pag0000400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Many older adults experience age-associated memory changes. Scholars have explored more intensive memory loss problems (i.e., dementia) within marriage, however minor memory failures may also impact older adults' relationships. Minor daily memory failures could bring frustrations that manifest as negative affect, which could then spill over into marital interactions. The current study utilized a daily framework to examine microlongitudinal pathways of memory to negative affect to marital interactions among 191 couples across 14 consecutive days. Dyadic multivariate multilevel structural equation models were used to explore daily positive and negative marital interactions as a function of 2 days prior (t-2) memory failures and prior day (t-1) negative affect. Findings suggest that between-person memory failures were consistently linked with negative affect, and between-person negative affect was linked to fewer daily positive and more daily negative marital interactions for husbands, as well as more daily negative marital interactions for wives. Within-person t-2 memory failures were linked to t-1 negative affect for husbands. Indirect associations linking memory failures with negative marital quality through negative affect were significant for wives, and only at a between-person level. The effects of daily memory failures have important implications for daily negative affect and negative marital interactions, and these effects may last for multiple days. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
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- Department of Consumer and Family Sciences, Sungkyunkwan University
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- School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences, Kent State University
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Yorgason JB. A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO SPREADING THE WORD ABOUT GERONTOLOGY TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN A UNIVERSITY SETTING. Innov Aging 2019. [PMCID: PMC6845861 DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igz038.2287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Training university students to work in professional gerontology settings is extremely important during an era when the number of older adults is increasing due to the Baby Boom cohort entering their later years. Efforts to reach students are critical given budget and enrollment challenges. Some university students find gerontology resources and training on their own, yet gerontology programs can do much to help students know of opportunities. In this paper, I will share methods that the gerontology program at my university has used to reach out to students and faculty across campus to encourage students to study gerontology. In the last 3 years, student enrollment in this gerontology minor has grown from 65 students housed in 3 colleges, to 275 students housed in 7 colleges. Faculty involvement has grown from a 7-faculty committee, to 61 faculty affiliates. The roles of university resources and fundraising will also be discussed.
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Hill MS, Hill JE, Richardson S, Brown J, Yorgason JB, Hill J. CONTINUITY OF CAREER OVER THE LIFE COURSE ON LIFE SATISFACTION AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN LATER LIFE. Innov Aging 2019. [PMCID: PMC6844904 DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igz038.468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Identity scholars have suggested that having a unified sense of past, present, and future is related to positive well-being outcomes (Whitbourne, Sneed & Skultety, 2009). One’s occupation can have a profound influence on an individual’s identity throughout the life course (Nazar & van der Heijden, 2012). Research has looked at career mobility among younger age groups (Baiyun, Ramkissoon, Greenwood, & Hoyte, 2018); however, less is known about the impact of career stability later in life. Consistency in career choice over the life course may have positive outcomes down the line as career becomes part of an individual's identity. The current study uses the Life and Family Legacies dataset, a longitudinal state-representative sample of 3,348, to examine individual’s careers at three points in the life course: high school (projected career choice), early adulthood, and later life. Results revealed that a match of desired career in high school and actual career in early adulthood was not predictive of life satisfaction or depressive symptoms in later life. However, a match of career in early adulthood and later life was significantly related to better life satisfaction and less depressive symptoms, which was explained through higher levels of job satisfaction. This study highlights the importance of acquiring and maintaining a career that is fulfilling to the individual over the course of early adulthood to later life.
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- University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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- Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States
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- Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States
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Hill MS, Yorgason JB, Coyne S, Jensen AC. LOOK WHO’S TALKING: TRADITIONAL AND ELECTRONIC MEDIUMS OF CONTACT LINKED WITH LATER-LIFE SIBLING RELATIONSHIPS. Innov Aging 2019. [PMCID: PMC6840490 DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igz038.1191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The sibling role is often the longest lasting relationship between individuals. As such, older adults may turn to siblings in later life as it is a relationship that is already familiar. Having a close and less conflictual relationship with a sibling may be especially important as older adults value siblings for emotional and practical support exhibited through contact. Minimal research has examined mediums of contact used between sibling dyads despite the increase use in technology among older adults. Using a sample of 491 Americans (Mage = 58.96) recruited via Amazon Mechanical Turk (Mturk), the current study examined five mediums of contact (i.e., in person, telephone, e-mail, texting, and social media) and how each type independently is related to sibling closeness and conflict. Further, using regression analyses in STATA, two and three-way interactions were examined to assess the role of sibling dyad composition affecting this relationship. Results indicated that contact through telephone was associated with higher sibling closeness for all sibling dyads, and that association was stronger for females with a sister compared to males with a brother. Further, in person and texting contact was especially beneficial for females with a brother. Main effects revealed contact in person, via social media, over the telephone, or through email, reported more sibling closeness, while those who engaged in more email contact reported less conflict. Thus, even in later life, siblings are keeping in contact with one another through both traditional and electronic mediums of communication, and this contact appears especially beneficial for sisters.
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- Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States
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Yorgason JB, Hill MS, Wellar H, Erickson L, Gale S. DO PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL FACTORS MODERATE LINKS BETWEEN CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH AND COGNITION IN LATER LIFE? Innov Aging 2019. [PMCID: PMC6841272 DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igz038.2404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Cardiovascular health is related to cognition in later life (Samieri, 2018). Psychological factors, such as depressive symptoms, have been linked with cardiovascular health (Thomas, Kalaria, & O’Brien, 2004). Marital quality, an important indicator of social connection, has been linked with cardiovascular response (Seider et al., 2009), and both depression and marital satisfaction are linked with a quicker recovery from heart attacks (Keller, 1998). Depressive symptoms and marital quality may buffer links between cardiovascular health and cognitive functioning. The purpose of this study was to examine cardiovascular links with cognition, in connection with depressive symptoms and marital quality. Using data from 864 participants of the Life and Family Legacy study (Mean age = 61.78), we examined predictors from 2010 in relation to cognition measured in 2017/2018. Word recall and computation subscales of the Minnesota Cognitive Acuity Screen (MCAS) were used to assess cognitive functioning. Results from multiple regression models indicated that after controlling for age, gender, education, income, and marital status, having hypertension and higher depressive symptoms were predictive of word recall. Lower depressive symptoms were also predictive of higher computation scores. Depression did not moderate links between cardiovascular health and cognitive functioning. Among married participants (n=632), positive marital quality had no main effect nor moderating association with cardiovascular health predicting cognitive functioning. Further research is needed to better understand how biological, psychological, and social factors interact to affect cognition in later life. Longitudinal work should track these associations in context of cognitive changes with aging.
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- Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States
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- Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States
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Yorgason JB, Sandberg JG, Weinstock RS, Trief PM, Fisher L, Hessler D. The importance of relationship processes for lowering BMI over time in women with type 2 diabetes in a randomized controlled trial. Obes Res Clin Pract 2019; 13:599-601. [PMID: 31653476 DOI: 10.1016/j.orcp.2019.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2019] [Accepted: 08/23/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Weight change may be affected by dyadic processes within couple relationships. The aim of this secondary data analysis was to explore trends in BMI across time, and assess whether relationship processes (i.e., relationship satisfaction, positive problem-solving), predict BMI trajectories in men and women. METHODS Data are from 268 participants in the Diabetes Support Project, a randomized trial of behavioral intervention for individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in poor glycemic control. For secondary analyses, BMI was measured at pre-treatment (baseline), 4 months (post-treatment), 8 months, and 12 months. Multiple relationship variables were measured at all time points and were modeled as predictors and correlates of change in BMI across time. RESULTS In general, BMI trajectories had higher starting values (intercepts) for females than for males in the sample (b = -2.51, p < .05), and slopes trended downward from pre-treatment to 12 months (b = -.09, p < .05). Downward trajectories of BMI were more pronounced for women with higher relationship satisfaction (b = .05, p < .05) and higher positive problem solving skills (b = .06, p < .05) at baseline. Change in relationship processes were not correlated with change in BMI across time. CONCLUSION For women with T2D in this behavioral intervention study, relationship process scores at the beginning of treatment predicted changes in BMI over time, with better problem solving and higher relationship satisfaction at baseline related to steeper decreases in BMI across treatment. Additional research is needed to understand how improving relationship interaction prior to diabetes treatment may positively influence weight loss during treatment.
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- Jeremy B Yorgason
- School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT United States.
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- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY United States
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- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY United States
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- The University of California, San Francisco, CA United States
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Yorgason JB, Segel-Karpas D, Wheeler BE, Malig Canlas J, Smith J. Change in Retirement Plans Among Midlife Couples During an Economic Recession. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2019; 75:827-836. [DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbz076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Although research has investigated financial planning for retirement, less is known about how adults plan their retirement activities. Even less is known about couples’ congruence and incongruence in retirement activities planning. The authors examined husband and wife reports of retirement plans across a 5-year period that involved a U.S. economic recession.
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Using data from 335 midlife couples who participated in the Flourishing Families project, retirement plans were grouped into five categories—family, leisure, volunteer, work, and uncertain. We estimated probit dyadic structural equation models to explore longitudinal predictors of retirement plans.
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Results indicated mean differences in retirement plans between husbands and wives, and also across time that might have been influenced by surrounding economics. Wife poor health, number of children, both spouses working, and financial assets were linked with the likelihood of reporting certainty in retirement plans. Greater retirement uncertainty was predicted by lower marital quality, higher financial adjustments, lower education, and ethnic diversity.
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Husband and wife reports of retirement plans are not always congruent, and plans in retirement can be affected by large scale changes in the U.S. economy.
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- School of Human Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State
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Knobloch LK, Knobloch-Fedders LM, Yorgason JB. Mental health symptoms and the reintegration difficulty of military couples following deployment: A longitudinal application of the relational turbulence model. J Clin Psychol 2018; 75:742-765. [PMID: 30569467 DOI: 10.1002/jclp.22734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2018] [Revised: 10/01/2018] [Accepted: 11/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Understanding the factors that predict the reintegration difficulty of military couples during the postdeployment transition has important implications for theory, research, and practice. Building on the logic of the relational turbulence model, this paper evaluates the relationship processes of reunion uncertainty and reintegration interference from a partner as mediators of the connection between people's mental health symptoms and their difficulty with reintegration after deployment. METHOD Dyadic longitudinal data were collected from 555 US military couples once per month for 8 consecutive months. RESULTS Findings mapped the trajectory of reintegration difficulty and suggested reunion uncertainty and reintegration interference from a partner as mediators of the link between people's depressive and posttraumatic stress symptoms and the magnitude of their reintegration difficulty. CONCLUSION These results highlight relationship processes as a key domain of intervention to preserve the well-being of military couples during the postdeployment transition.
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- Leanne K Knobloch
- Department of Communication, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois
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- Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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LeBaron AB, Holmes EK, Yorgason JB, Hill EJ, Allsop DB. Feminism and Couple Finance: Power as a Mediator Between Financial Processes and Relationship Outcomes. Sex Roles 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s11199-018-0986-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Seidel AJ, Yorgason JB, Polenick CA, Zarit SH, Fingerman KL. Are You Sleeping? Dyadic Associations of Support, Stress, and Worries Regarding Adult Children on Sleep. Gerontologist 2018; 58:341-352. [PMID: 28329807 DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnw149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2016] [Accepted: 08/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Purpose of the study Sleep is a key factor in maintaining positive health and well-being throughout life. Although the negative outcomes of sleep problems are becoming better understood, less is known about how intergenerational relationships might affect sleep. Thus, this investigation examines the dyadic associations of support for, stress over, and worrying about adult children on sleep quality for husbands and wives. Design and Methods The sample included 186 heterosexual married couples drawn from the Family Exchanges Study. To account for nonindependence in the dyadic data and explore questions of mutual influence, we used actor-partner interdependence models. Results Husbands' and wives' reports of supporting their adult child and husbands' worry were associated with husbands' sleep quality. Conversely, wives' stress about supporting their adult child was associated with wives' sleep quality. Findings suggest that relationships with adult children have different associations for sleep quality among middle-aged husbands and wives. Implications Our findings have implications for health-related research with couples and families and for providers who work with individuals struggling with sleep problems. Assisting aging parents to be aware of and manage ways that stress, support, and concern for adult children relate to their sleep may benefit them in multifaceted ways.
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- Amber J Seidel
- PA Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park
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- PA Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park
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- PA Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park
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- Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Texas at Austin
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- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
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- School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA
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Leonhardt ND, Willoughby BJ, Busby DM, Yorgason JB, Holmes EK. The Significance of the Female Orgasm: A Nationally Representative, Dyadic Study of Newlyweds' Orgasm Experience. J Sex Med 2018; 15:1140-1148. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2018.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2018] [Revised: 05/09/2018] [Accepted: 05/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Yorgason JB, Draper TW, Bronson H, Nielson M, Babcock K, Jones K, Hill MS, Howard M. Biological, Psychological, and Social Predictors of Longevity Among Utah Centenarians. Int J Aging Hum Dev 2018; 87:225-243. [PMID: 29577740 DOI: 10.1177/0091415018757211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Studies of longevity among centenarians examine biological, psychological, and social factors, yet few consider these components concurrently. This study explores such factors individually and collectively, as they are related to days lived past the age of 100 years. Data from 268 family members of centenarians identified in the State of Utah between 2008 and 2015 were used in negative binomial models predicting number of days lived among the centenarians. Findings suggested that sleep latency (biological), life satisfaction (psychological), and attachment closeness (social) were predictive factors of more days lived within individual models. When considered together, sleep latency and life satisfaction remained significant predictors of days lived. Although biological factors are commonly considered in relation to longevity, this study further indicates that psychological and social factors may play important roles in life expectancy. Further examination is needed to explore how these factors link additionally to active life expectancy.
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Alder MC, Yorgason JB, Sandberg JG, Davis S. Perceptions of Parents' Marriage Predicting Marital Satisfaction: The Moderating Role of Attachment Behaviors. Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/15332691.2017.1372834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Knobloch LK, Knobloch-Fedders LM, Yorgason JB, Ebata AT, McGlaughlin PC. Military children's difficulty with reintegration after deployment: A relational turbulence model perspective. J Fam Psychol 2017; 31:542-552. [PMID: 28206776 DOI: 10.1037/fam0000299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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This study drew on the relational turbulence model to investigate how the interpersonal dynamics of military couples predict parents' reports of the reintegration difficulty of military children upon homecoming after deployment. Longitudinal data were collected from 118 military couples once per month for 3 consecutive months after reunion. Military couples reported on their depressive symptoms, characteristics of their romantic relationship, and the reintegration difficulty of their oldest child. Results of dyadic growth curve models indicated that the mean levels of parents' depressive symptoms (H1), relationship uncertainty (H2), and interference from a partner (H3) were positively associated with parents' reports of military children's reintegration difficulty. These findings suggest that the relational turbulence model has utility for illuminating the reintegration difficulty of military children during the postdeployment transition. (PsycINFO Database Record
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- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Illinois
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Sandberg J, Yorgason JB, Fisher L, Weinstock RS, Hessler D, Dimmock J, Trief PM. Does Length of Relationship or Gender Predict Response to Behavioral Diabetes Intervention? Diabetes Educ 2017; 43:216-222. [PMID: 28162037 DOI: 10.1177/0145721717691147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Purpose The purpose of the study was to determine, through secondary analysis, whether the length of a couple's relationship and the participants' gender are associated with glycemic response to a type 2 diabetes (T2D) behavioral couples-based intervention. Methods A randomized trial was conducted to test the impact of a couples-level, telephone-based behavioral intervention on hemoglobin A1C in patients with T2D. One hundred and four patients and partners participated in the couples intervention arm, and 94 individuals participated in the individual arm. A1C levels were measured at baseline and 1-year follow-up. Results Results of the regression analysis showed that for men with T2D (n = 35) in the couples intervention group, longer length of relationship was associated with lower A1C at 1-year follow-up, after controlling for baseline A1C, diabetes duration, and income. Length of relationship was not significantly related to follow-up glycemic measures for women or men with T2D in the individual intervention. Conclusions Study findings suggests that for men with T2D in a couples-based intervention, those in longer relationships may be more likely to benefit from the intervention. More research is needed to better understand factors that contribute to successful couples-based behavioral approaches to help adults with T2D improve their glycemic control.
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- Jonathan Sandberg
- School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah (Dr Sandberg, Dr Yorgason)
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- School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah (Dr Sandberg, Dr Yorgason)
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- University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California (Dr Fisher, Dr Hessler)
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- State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York (Dr Weinstock, Dr Dimmock, Dr Trief)
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- University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California (Dr Fisher, Dr Hessler)
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- State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York (Dr Weinstock, Dr Dimmock, Dr Trief)
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- State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York (Dr Weinstock, Dr Dimmock, Dr Trief)
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Brown CC, Carroll JS, Yorgason JB, Busby DM, Willoughby BJ, Larson JH. A Common-Fate Analysis of Pornography Acceptance, Use, and Sexual Satisfaction Among Heterosexual Married Couples. Arch Sex Behav 2017; 46:575-584. [PMID: 27091186 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-016-0732-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2015] [Revised: 11/02/2015] [Accepted: 02/29/2016] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Using matched, heterosexual couple data from the Relationship Evaluation Questionnaire (RELATE; n = 326 couples), an adapted common-fate approach was used to examine both common and unique attributes of husbands' and wives' acceptance of pornography and sexual satisfaction as well as husbands' and wives' pornography use. It was expected that spouses' unique as well as shared variance of pornography acceptance would be significantly associated with husbands' and wives' levels of personal pornography use and that these use patterns would be significantly associated with husbands' and wives' unique as well as shared variance of sexual satisfaction. It was also expected that pornography use would significantly mediate the relationship between pornography acceptance and sexual satisfaction. Results indicated that the shared variance of pornography acceptance was positively associated with both spouses' pornography use and that spouses' pornography use was negatively associated with their own sexual satisfaction. Wives' pornography use was found to be positively associated with the couple's shared variance of sexual satisfaction, but pornography use did not significantly mediate the relationship between pornography acceptance and sexual satisfaction. These findings emphasize the complexity of pornography use in couple relationships and the importance of studying pornography acceptance and use as a coupling dynamic within marriages rather than just an individual behavior.
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- Cameron C Brown
- Marriage and Family Therapy, School of Family Studies and Human Services, Kansas State University, 139 Campus Creek Complex, Campus Creek Road, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA.
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- School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA
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- School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA
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- Marriage and Family Therapy, School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA
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Yorgason JB, Godfrey WB, Call VRA, Erickson LD, Gustafson KB, Bond AH. Daily Sleep Predicting Marital Interactions as Mediated Through Mood. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2016; 73:421-431. [PMID: 27522086 DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbw093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2016] [Accepted: 07/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Department of Sociology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
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- School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
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Thirty-four older wives and their husbands participated in interviews about adaptation to the wives’osteoporosis and its influence on their relationship. For most couples, the wives’osteopo-rosis resulted in changes in the structure of their marital relationship but not the overall quality of the marriage. Discrepancies in pain perceptions were associated with lower marital adjustment for wives but not for husbands. The findings suggest the need to focus on the dynamics of the marital relationship to understand chronic illness in late-life families.
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The “successful aging” paradigm championed by Rowe and Kahn has become a valued and powerful paradigm in the culture of gerontology. It has been particularly useful for understanding distinctions between primary and secondary aging in later life, leading to numerous intervention studies designed to identify, prevent, and reverse functional losses associated with usual aging. We pose some cautionary questions regarding the assumptions, conceptualization, and application of the perspective. We suggest that the paradigm is parochial with respect to defining criteria; fails to incorporate adequately life course dynamics, particularly the multiple meanings of age-related losses and dependency; fails to address the generalizability of assumptions and findings to heterogeneous populations of elders; ignores evidence indicating numerous routes to aging well; and fails to consider the implications for elders who cannot age “ successfully” due to incapacitation or lack of access to environmental resources.
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Call VR, Erickson LD, Dailey NK, Hicken BL, Rupper R, Yorgason JB, Bair B. Attitudes Toward Telemedicine in Urban, Rural, and Highly Rural Communities. Telemed J E Health 2015; 21:644-51. [DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2014.0125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Veterans Rural Health Resource Center—Western Region, VHA Office of Rural Health, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Veterans Rural Health Resource Center—Western Region, VHA Office of Rural Health, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Veterans Rural Health Resource Center—Western Region, VHA Office of Rural Health, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Salt Lake VA Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Veterans Rural Health Resource Center—Western Region, VHA Office of Rural Health, Salt Lake City, Utah
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Yorgason JB. Exploring Daily Religious/Spiritual Activities Among Older Couples: Religious/Spiritual Influence Moderating the Effects of Health Symptoms on Marital Interactions. Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging 2015. [DOI: 10.1080/15528030.2014.989463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Choi H, Yorgason JB, Johnson DR. Marital Quality and Health in Middle and Later Adulthood: Dyadic Associations. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2015; 71:154-64. [DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbu222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2013] [Accepted: 12/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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