Carr Deborah, Cornman Jennifer C, Freedman Vicki A
Department of Sociology and Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Jennifer C. Cornman Consulting, Granville, Ohio.
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2016 Jan;71(1):177-87. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbv073. Epub 2015 Sep 1.
We evaluate (a) associations between marital quality (emotional support, strain, and overall appraisal) and three negative aspects of experienced well-being (frustration, sadness, and worry) among older husbands and wives and (b) the relative importance of own versus spouse's marital quality assessments for understanding experienced well-being in later life.
Data are from the 2009 Disability and Use of Time daily diary supplement to the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (N = 722). We estimate actor-partner interdependence models, using seemingly unrelated regression.
Own reports of marital strain are associated with own frustration, sadness, and worry among wives and are associated with frustration only among husbands. Own reports of marital support are associated with negative emotion among husbands only: higher levels of marital support are associated with less worry. Results from partner effects analyses also are mixed. Husbands' reports of marital strain are associated with wives' elevated frustration levels, whereas wives' reports of greater marital support are associated with their husbands' higher frustration levels.
One's own and spouse's marital appraisals play a complex role in shaping negative emotions among older adults. Findings suggest that frustration is a particularly complex emotion and a promising area for further study among older married couples.
我们评估（a）老年夫妻的婚姻质量（情感支持、压力和总体评价）与幸福感体验的三个消极方面（沮丧、悲伤和担忧）之间的关联，以及（b）自身与配偶的婚姻质量评估对于理解晚年幸福感体验的相对重要性。
数据来自收入动态面板研究2009年残疾与时间使用情况每日日记补充调查（N = 722）。我们使用看似不相关回归估计行为者-伴侣相互依赖模型。
妻子自身报告的婚姻压力与自身的沮丧、悲伤和担忧相关，而丈夫自身报告的婚姻压力仅与沮丧相关。自身报告的婚姻支持仅与丈夫的负面情绪相关：婚姻支持水平越高，担忧越少。伴侣效应分析的结果也喜忧参半。丈夫报告的婚姻压力与妻子较高的沮丧水平相关，而妻子报告的更多婚姻支持与丈夫较高的沮丧水平相关。
自身和配偶的婚姻评价在塑造老年人的负面情绪方面起着复杂的作用。研究结果表明，沮丧是一种特别复杂的情绪，是老年已婚夫妇进一步研究的一个有前景的领域。
