Quirouette C, Gold D P
Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 1992;34(4):257-69. doi: 10.2190/35PY-3AXX-XT1V-71LR.
This study examined the relations between spousal variables and the psychological well-being of husbands and wives in older couples to determine if spousal characteristics were more important determinants of well-being for wives than for husbands. One hundred-twenty older married men and women completed standardized self-report measures and a short interview. The variables investigated included education, verbal intelligence, personality, physical health, marital adjustment, psychological well-being, as well as response bias to marital defensiveness. Spousal variables significantly predicted wives' well-being (R2 = 29%) with the three most influential predictor variables being the husbands' perception of the marriage, positive dimension of well-being and physical health. In contrast, spousal variables did not significantly predict husbands' well-being. The study supported the hypothesis of differential responsiveness of men and women to spousal variables and highlighted the importance of marital adjustment for the psychological well-being of older wives.
本研究考察了老年夫妇中配偶变量与夫妻双方心理健康之间的关系，以确定配偶特征对妻子幸福感的影响是否比对丈夫更重要。120名老年已婚男性和女性完成了标准化的自我报告测量和简短访谈。所调查的变量包括教育程度、言语智力、个性、身体健康、婚姻调适、心理健康以及对婚姻防御性的反应偏差。配偶变量显著预测了妻子的幸福感（R2 = 29%），其中三个最具影响力的预测变量是丈夫对婚姻的认知、幸福感的积极维度和身体健康。相比之下，配偶变量并未显著预测丈夫的幸福感。该研究支持了男性和女性对配偶变量反应存在差异的假设，并强调了婚姻调适对老年妻子心理健康的重要性。
