2024
Positive affect expression during a play interaction and psychological health among older adults living with cognitive impairment and their adult children
Gad D, Wells J, Piechota A, Feeney B, Birditt K, Marottoli R, Gaugler J, Vranceanu A, Monin J. Positive affect expression during a play interaction and psychological health among older adults living with cognitive impairment and their adult children. Aging & Mental Health 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-9. PMID: 38795364, DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2024.2358096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health difficultiesPositive affective expressionPositive affectDepressive symptomsHealth difficultiesCognitive impairmentDyad membersActor Partner Interdependence ModelAssociated with lower depressive symptomsPsychological healthIndicators of psychological healthAssociated with women's mental healthMental healthAffecting expressionLower depressive symptomsParent-child relationshipMen's mental healthAdult childrenWomen's mental healthActor effectsInterdependence modelPsychosocial interventionsTrained codersSelf-reportAffect
2022
EMOTION REGULATION AND POSITIVE AFFECT IN SPOUSAL DEMENTIA CARE DYADS
Piechota A, Novak J, Vu T, Monin J. EMOTION REGULATION AND POSITIVE AFFECT IN SPOUSAL DEMENTIA CARE DYADS. Innovation In Aging 2022, 6: 400-401. PMCID: PMC9765791, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igac059.1575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPositive affectEmotion regulationActor-partner interdependence modelLongitudinal actor-partner interdependence modelEmotion Regulation ScaleNegative Affect ScalePartner Interdependence ModelEarly-stage dementiaSelf-reported dataPositive emotionsRegulation ScaleIndividual differencesAffect ScaleInterdependence modelTimes of stressInterdependence theoryEmotionsOlder adultsAffectPositive experiencesAssessment pointsCare dyadsDementia care dyadsGreat difficultyCare partnersPOSITIVE EMOTION EXPRESSION AND ADAPTIVE COPING BEHAVIORS FOR ADULT CHILDREN OF PARENTS WITH MEMORY LOSS
Gad D, Piechota A, Monin J. POSITIVE EMOTION EXPRESSION AND ADAPTIVE COPING BEHAVIORS FOR ADULT CHILDREN OF PARENTS WITH MEMORY LOSS. Innovation In Aging 2022, 6: 772-772. PMCID: PMC9767176, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igac059.2796.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPositive emotion expressionPositive emotionsEmotion expressionPositive affectAdaptive copingCoping strategiesMemory lossAdult childrenImportant psychological benefitsAdaptive coping behaviorsMaladaptive coping strategiesAdaptive coping strategiesSpecific coping mechanismsAdult child caregiversSelf-report surveyCoping behaviorsPsychological benefitsInteraction sessionsCoping mechanismsEmotional support subscalesEmotionsRelationship dynamicsSupport subscaleCoding systemChild caregiversASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN HEALTH AND POSITIVE AFFECT IN SPOUSAL DEMENTIA CARE DYADS
Monin J, Johnson K. ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN HEALTH AND POSITIVE AFFECT IN SPOUSAL DEMENTIA CARE DYADS. Innovation In Aging 2022, 6: 400-400. PMCID: PMC9770728, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igac059.1574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDementia care dyadsQuality of lifeCare dyadsActivities of daily living needsHealth indicatorsMultiple indicators of healthPositive affectEarly stages of dementiaDaily living needsStress reduction interventionsStages of dementiaIndicators of healthMultiple health indicatorsRandomized controlled trialsReduction interventionsPredictor of positive affectDaily lifeBaseline dataDementiaLiving needsBehavioral symptomsActor effectsPartner effectsAffectMultiple indicators
2021
Interpersonal Associations Between Affect and Depressive Symptoms in Persons With Early Dementia and Their Spouses
Piechota A, Syed S, Monin J. Interpersonal Associations Between Affect and Depressive Symptoms in Persons With Early Dementia and Their Spouses. Innovation In Aging 2021, 5: 298-298. PMCID: PMC8969213, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igab046.1152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNegative affectInterpersonal associationsSelf-reported affective experienceDepressive symptomsOwn negative affectOwn positive affectStress reduction interventionsPartner's depressive symptomsOwn depressive symptomsGreater depressive symptomsPositive affectPartner effectsAffective experiencePsychological healthLower depressive symptomsAffectEarly dementiaRandomized clinical trialsReduction interventionsSpousesClinical trialsBaseline interviewSecondary analysisSymptomsIndependent effects