Department of Human Development and Family Science, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
J Aging Health. 2021 Oct;33(9):685-697. doi: 10.1177/08982643211004364. Epub 2021 Mar 31.
Locating the family systems theory within the life course stress process perspective, this study investigates how husbands' and wives' marital and financial stress were implicated in their subsequent physical health, psychological distress, and loneliness. Using prospective data from 254 husbands and wives over 27 years, a path model examined the influence of marital stress and family financial stress during midlife (40-50 years) on later-life (65+ years) physical health, psychological distress, and loneliness. For wives, loneliness was a mechanism linking marital stress to their health outcomes and their husbands' physical health. For husbands, physical health was a mechanism linking financial strain to husbands' health outcomes and wives' physical health. The findings emphasize the consideration of midlife financial and marital stress for policies and programs for older adults, particularly the prevention of loneliness and improving interpersonal processes, as ways to protect from earlier stressful experiences.
从生活历程压力过程的角度定位家庭系统理论，本研究调查了丈夫和妻子的婚姻和经济压力如何影响他们随后的身体健康、心理困扰和孤独感。在 27 年的时间里，对 254 对丈夫和妻子进行了前瞻性数据分析，通过路径模型检验了中年（40-50 岁）的婚姻压力和家庭经济压力对晚年（65 岁以上）的身体健康、心理困扰和孤独感的影响。对于妻子来说，孤独感是将婚姻压力与健康结果以及丈夫的身体健康联系起来的一种机制。对于丈夫来说，身体健康是将经济压力与丈夫的健康结果和妻子的身体健康联系起来的一种机制。研究结果强调，在制定针对老年人的政策和计划时，需要考虑中年时期的经济和婚姻压力，特别是通过预防孤独感和改善人际过程，来保护他们免受早期压力经历的影响。
