Henry Ryan G, Miller Richard B, Giarrusso Roseann
Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, USA.
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 2005;61(3):243-64. doi: 10.2190/EF1G-PNXF-J1VQ-6M72.
Although research has examined marital satisfaction in later life, little is known about the specific relationship challenges that older couples experience. Thus, the objective of the study was to explore the challenges older couples face. Data came from the USC Longitudinal Study of Generations. Qualitative analysis was conducted on 105 older couples, with an average age of 69, who responded in 1997 to an open-ended question about difficulties, disagreements, and disappointments in their marriage. Ten themes emerged from the data. In order of frequency, they were leisure activities, intimacy, finances, no problems, personality, intergenerational relations, household concerns, personal habits, health issues, and work/retirement. Comparisons in responses were made for age, gender, marital quality, length of marriage, and health. In addition, the dyadic data were examined for patterns within the relationship.
尽管已有研究探讨了晚年的婚姻满意度，但对于老年夫妇所经历的特定关系挑战却知之甚少。因此，本研究的目的是探索老年夫妇面临的挑战。数据来自南加州大学世代纵向研究。对105对平均年龄为69岁的老年夫妇进行了定性分析，这些夫妇在1997年对一个关于他们婚姻中的困难、分歧和失望的开放式问题做出了回应。数据中出现了十个主题。按出现频率排序，它们分别是休闲活动、亲密关系、财务状况、没有问题、性格、代际关系、家庭事务、个人习惯、健康问题以及工作/退休。对年龄、性别、婚姻质量、婚姻时长和健康状况等方面的回答进行了比较。此外，还对二元数据进行了关系模式的研究。
