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Individual Well-being in Middle and Older Adulthood: Do Spousal Beliefs Matter?

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  • Tim D. Windsor
  • Lindsay H. Ryan
  • Jacqui Smith

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Associations between health, control beliefs, and well-being in later life are frequently conceptualized in terms of the characteristics of individuals. However, spousal interdependencies in psychosocial characteristics are also likely to be relevant for well-being. The present study investigated associations of self-rated health, control, and relationship closeness with life satisfaction and positive and negative affect in a sample of 2,235 spousal dyads. A significant proportion of variance in health, control, closeness, and well-being occurred between dyads. Individuals' self-rated health, control, and relationship closeness were associated with higher well-being. Spouses' self-rated health and control beliefs were consistently and positively associated with individuals' well-being; however, effect sizes were small. Some evidence for individual's control beliefs buffering the association between health and well-being emerged, whereas spouses' perceived control was not a significant moderator of the health--well-being association. Results highlight the importance of couple interdependencies for contextualizing health and well-being in older adulthood. Copyright 2009, Oxford University Press.

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  • Tim D. Windsor & Lindsay H. Ryan & Jacqui Smith, 2009. "Individual Well-being in Middle and Older Adulthood: Do Spousal Beliefs Matter?," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 64(5), pages 586-596.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:geronb:v:64b:y:2009:i:5:p:586-596
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    1. Adam J. Novic & Charrlotte Seib & Nicola W. Burton, 2022. "Longitudinal Association of Physical Activity, Mastery and Psychological Distress in Mid-Aged Adults over 9-Years," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(21), pages 1-14, October.

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