Associations between Attachment and Depressive Symptoms among Older Adults Living with Early-Stage Cognitive Impairment and their Adult Children
Monin J, Shah M, Chang W, Feeney B, Birditt K, Gaugler J, Vranceanu A, Marottoli R. Associations between Attachment and Depressive Symptoms among Older Adults Living with Early-Stage Cognitive Impairment and their Adult Children. The Journals Of Gerontology Series B 2024, gbae137. PMID: 39129484, DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbae137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociated with greater depressive symptomsGreater depressive symptomsDepressive symptomsAttachment anxietyActor effectsActor Partner Interdependence ModelRomantic attachment anxietyOlder adultsParent-child dyadsEarly-stage cognitive impairmentRomantic avoidanceAttachment schemasEarly-stage dementiaAttachment variablesAttachment theoryRomantic anxietyInterdependence modelPsychosocial interventionsGeneral avoidanceDyad membersAnxietyCognitive impairmentAdult ChildrenSelf-reportParent-childPositive 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