Hoppmann Christiane, Gerstorf Denis
Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Gerontology. 2009;55(4):449-59. doi: 10.1159/000211948. Epub 2009 Apr 4.
We review findings on spousal interrelations in old age in such key domains as cognition, well-being, and health. Therein, we demonstrate that spousal interrelations may extend developmental options but may also make an individual vulnerable to the experience of loss. We address theoretical questions concerning possible underlying mechanisms, e.g. individual and spousal goal-related processes. Furthermore, we draw attention to important methodological challenges such as identifying processes that operate along different time scales and employing adequate data analytic tools. We propose that aging research may benefit from an examination of interrelations in developmental pathways of multiple co-developing individuals such as spouses and point to the need to disentangle individual from relationship-specific effects.
我们回顾了老年配偶相互关系在认知、幸福感和健康等关键领域的研究结果。在此，我们证明配偶相互关系可能会扩展发展选择，但也可能使个体更容易经历丧失之痛。我们探讨了有关潜在机制的理论问题，例如个体和配偶与目标相关的过程。此外，我们提请注意重要的方法学挑战，如识别在不同时间尺度上运作的过程以及采用适当的数据分析工具。我们认为，衰老研究可能会受益于对多个共同发展的个体（如配偶）的发展途径中的相互关系进行考察，并指出需要区分个体效应和特定关系效应。
