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| Marital attachment and adjustment in older couples coping with cancer | | Author(s) | C G Shields, L A Travis, S L Rousseau |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 4, no 3, August 2000 |
| Pages | pp 223-233 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Cancer ; Married couples ; Personal relationships ; Adjustment ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Cancer poses a threat to the existence of the attachment bond and activates the attachment system. The authors hypothesised that those spouses with more secure attachment styles would report better adjustment - that is, greater marital satisfaction, fewer depressive symptoms, and better perceived health. This US study is based on cross-sectional data on 50 couples, 28 couples with cancer, and 22 community control couples. Marital attachment was assessed using the Rochester Attachment Interview and the Rochester Attachment Coding System. It was hypothesised that attachment style would be more salient in cancer couples, that is, that cancer would act as a moderating variable. It was found that secure attachment in wives was associated with higher marital satisfaction for husbands and wives, and greater perceived health for wives with no significant interaction effect. Secure attachment of husbands in cancer couples was associated with poorer adjustment for wives: higher depressive symptoms and lower perceived health for wives. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-001018225 A |
| Classmark | CK: SM: DS: DR: 3F: 7T |
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