Open AccessPartner Contributions to Goal Pursuit: Findings From Repeated Daily Life Assessments With Older Couples
Author(s) -
Elizabeth Zambrano,
Theresa Pauly,
Denis Gerstorf,
Maureen C. Ashe,
Kenneth Madden,
Christiane A. Hoppmann
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology. series b, psychological sciences and social sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1758-5368
pISSN - 1079-5014
DOI - 10.1093/geronb/gbab052
Subject(s) - goal pursuit , psychology , everyday life , goal setting , life satisfaction , multilevel model , social psychology , developmental psychology , computer science , political science , machine learning , law
This study focuses on the role of spouses for facilitating goal progress during a phase in life when individual resources for goal pursuit are particularly limited. Specifically, we examined the moderating role of relationship characteristics in old age for time-varying partner involvement-goal progress associations as couples engaged in their everyday lives. We also assessed time-varying associations between everyday goal progress, effectiveness of partner contributions, and spousal satisfaction with this contribution.