Open AccessOptimism, Pessimism, Mutuality, and Gender: Predicting 10-Year Role Strain in Parkinson's Disease Spouses
Author(s) -
Karen S. Lyons,
B. J. Stewart,
P. G. Archbold,
J. H. Carter
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the gerontologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1758-5341
pISSN - 0016-9013
DOI - 10.1093/geront/gnp046
Subject(s) - spouse , optimism , psychology , context (archaeology) , pessimism , psychological intervention , longitudinal study , feeling , interpersonal communication , job strain , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , psychosocial , medicine , social psychology , psychiatry , biology , pathology , epistemology , sociology , paleontology , anthropology , philosophy
There is wide variability in how spouses providing care respond to their care situations. Few studies focus on the roles of both intra- and interpersonal factors in long-term spousal care, particularly in the context of Parkinson's disease (PD). The current study uses longitudinal data over a 10-year period to examine the roles of optimism, pessimism, mutuality, and spouse gender in predicting role strain in PD spouses.
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