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 frameworkIndividualsPersonsEmotionsAttachment
2010
Spouses’ Cardiovascular Reactivity to Their Partners’ Suffering
Monin JK, Schulz R, Martire LM, Jennings JR, Lingler JH, Greenberg MS. Spouses’ Cardiovascular Reactivity to Their Partners’ Suffering. The Journals Of Gerontology Series B 2010, 65B: 195-201. PMID: 20067977, PMCID: PMC2821945, DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbp133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPartners' sufferingOne's sufferingBlood pressureCaregiver riskUnique influencePain expressionHeart rateOlder adultsPhysical healthCardiovascular reactivityHeavy logsSpousesTaskSufferingCardiovascular diseasePartnersPhysiological stressCaregiversRiskExposureAdultsFindingsLaboratory studiesOsteoarthritisDisease