2021
Laughter and Short-Term Blood Pressure Reactivity in Middle-Aged and Older Adult Spousal Support Interactions
Monin JK, Feeney BC, Tomlinson J, Levy B, Clark MS, Duker A, Gruber J. Laughter and Short-Term Blood Pressure Reactivity in Middle-Aged and Older Adult Spousal Support Interactions. Health Psychology 2021, 40: 764-773. PMID: 34914482, PMCID: PMC9791938, DOI: 10.1037/hea0001136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial support interactionsPartner distressActor-partner interdependence modelPartner Interdependence ModelOlder adult couplesLower blood pressure reactivityBlood pressure reactivityBenefits of laughterNegative affectInterdependence modelAdult couplesMarital satisfactionDistress ratingsLaughter behaviorsResting baselineDistressSocial bondsSupport interactionPressure reactivityFearLaughterSpousesAffectDyadsSatisfaction
2020
Laughter and Short-Term Blood Pressure Reactivity in Spousal Support Interactions
Monin J, Tomlinson J, Feeney B. Laughter and Short-Term Blood Pressure Reactivity in Spousal Support Interactions. Innovation In Aging 2020, 4: 649-649. PMCID: PMC7742159, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igaa057.2236.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Gender Differences in Short-Term Cardiovascular Effects of Giving and Receiving Support for Health Concerns in Marriage
Monin JK, Manigault A, Levy BR, Schulz R, Duker A, Clark MS, Van Ness PH, Kershaw T. Gender Differences in Short-Term Cardiovascular Effects of Giving and Receiving Support for Health Concerns in Marriage. Health Psychology 2019, 38: 936-947. PMID: 31403812, PMCID: PMC6897330, DOI: 10.1037/hea0000777.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood pressureHeart rateHealth concernCardiovascular effectsShort-term cardiovascular effectsCardiovascular reactivityDiastolic blood pressureSpousal supportOlder adult spousesGender differencesSupport interventionsHealth conditionsRecovery periodDistressSpousesGreat benefitSecond aimBaseline
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 ResearchConceptsEmotional contagionMarital satisfactionOlder adultsGreater marital satisfactionSelf-construal theoryHigher marital satisfactionPerception of levelHusbands' distressPartners' sufferingWives' distressPerson associationsOwn distressPerson effectsDaily perceptionsPsychological healthOlder couplesPhysical sufferingDistressSatisfied wivesDaily interviewsSatisfactionPerceptionContagionAdultsSuffering
2011
Attachment orientation and reactions to anxiety expression in close relationships
MONIN J, FEENEY B, SCHULZ R. Attachment orientation and reactions to anxiety expression in close relationships. Personal Relationships 2011, 19: 535-550. DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2011.01376.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnxiety expressionAttachment orientationsAvoidant attachmentEffective caregivingAnxious attachmentEmotional processesPartner's anxietyPersonal distressCaregiving behaviorMore angerNegative interpretationsEmotional reactionsHigher perceptionLower perceptionsPerceptionAnxietyCaregivingAngerAttachmentDistressStressorsClose relationshipOrientationAssociationFindings