2015
To Love is to Suffer: Older Adults’ Daily Emotional Contagion to Perceived Spousal Suffering
Monin JK, Levy BR, Kane HS. To Love is to Suffer: Older Adults’ Daily Emotional Contagion to Perceived Spousal Suffering. The Journals Of Gerontology Series B 2015, 72: 383-387. PMID: 26420167, PMCID: PMC5926986, DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbv070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overEmpathyFemaleHumansMaleMarriageMiddle AgedMusculoskeletal DiseasesPersonal SatisfactionSex FactorsStress, PsychologicalConceptsEmotional contagionMarital satisfactionOlder adultsGreater marital satisfactionSelf-construal theoryHigher marital satisfactionPerception of levelHusbands' distressPartners' sufferingWives' distressPerson associationsOwn distressPerson effectsDaily perceptionsPsychological healthOlder couplesPhysical sufferingDistressSatisfied wivesDaily interviewsSatisfactionPerceptionContagionAdultsSuffering
2014
Compassionate Love in Individuals With Alzheimer’s Disease and Their Spousal Caregivers: Associations With Caregivers’ Psychological Health
Monin JK, Schulz R, Feeney BC. Compassionate Love in Individuals With Alzheimer’s Disease and Their Spousal Caregivers: Associations With Caregivers’ Psychological Health. The Gerontologist 2014, 55: 981-989. PMID: 24534607, PMCID: PMC4668762, DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnu001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepressive symptomsAlzheimer's diseaseSpousal caregiversCaregivers' positive appraisalsCaregiver depressive symptomsSelf-reported burdenPositive caregiving appraisalsCaregiver burdenAD individualsSignificant associationSymptomsDiseaseCaregiversCaregiving appraisalsBurdenPositive appraisalPsychological healthAssociationLess burdenCaregivingIndividualsCompassionate love
2012
Caregiving spouses’ attachment orientations and the physical and psychological health of individuals with Alzheimer's disease
Monin JK, Schulz R, Kershaw TS. Caregiving spouses’ attachment orientations and the physical and psychological health of individuals with Alzheimer's disease. Aging & Mental Health 2012, 17: 508-516. PMID: 23215899, PMCID: PMC3596494, DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2012.747080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological health symptomsAttachment orientationsHealth symptomsAnxious attachmentSpousal caregiversSelf-report measuresPhysical health symptomsAttachment securityAvoidant attachmentAttachment theoryPsychological healthMore physical symptomsPartner reportsCaregiving spousesPsychological symptomsFeeling of securityChronic illnessPhysical symptomsAlzheimer's diseaseCaregiversUseful frameworkIndividualsPersonsEmotionsAttachmentLinguistic Markers of Emotion Regulation and Cardiovascular Reactivity Among Older Caregiving Spouses
Monin JK, Schulz R, Lemay EP, Cook TB. Linguistic Markers of Emotion Regulation and Cardiovascular Reactivity Among Older Caregiving Spouses. Psychology And Aging 2012, 27: 903-911. PMID: 22369634, PMCID: PMC3938912, DOI: 10.1037/a0027418.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotion regulationPartners' sufferingCognitive processing wordsLinguistic markersPositive emotion wordsHR reactivityHigher HR reactivityLower HR reactivityEmotion wordsProcessing wordsWord useCardiovascular stress reactivityResilient caregiversVerbal accountsStress reactivityCaregiving spousesSpousal caregiversCardiovascular reactivityPartner interactionsCaregiver burdenCaregiversWordsLinguistic analysisEmotionsSuffering