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Gender differences in coping with functional disability in older married couples
— the role of personality and social resources | | Author(s) | Claire Robb, Brent Small, William E Haley |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 12, no 4, July 2008 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis, July 2008 |
| Pages | pp 423-433 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Older men ; Older women ; Married couples ; Adjustment ; Stress ; Cognitive impairment ; Well being ; Cross sectional surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The impact of functional disability on subjective well-being (SWB) and the mediating effects of personal resources on a sample of 144 community-dwelling older married couples aged 60-84 is examined, with emphasis on gender differences in both direct and moderating effects. Functional disability in self and in the spouse was associated with poorer well-being in both men and women, but differences were found by gender in its effects of coping resources. While high neuroticism was associated with poorer well-being for both husbands and wives, extroversion and social support had unique benefits in enhancing well-being only in husbands. Husbands were more introverted and had fewer social resources, and individual differences in social resources may be more critical for older husbands. Results are interpreted in terms of gender differences in coping and their implications for interventions to enhance well-being for older people. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-081010202 A |
| Classmark | BC: BD: SM: DR: QNH: E4: D:F:5HH: 3KB: 7T |
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