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
2012
Linguistic 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
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
2009
Interpersonal Effects of Suffering in Older Adult Caregiving Relationships
Monin JK, Schulz R. Interpersonal Effects of Suffering in Older Adult Caregiving Relationships. Psychology And Aging 2009, 24: 681-695. PMID: 19739924, PMCID: PMC2765123, DOI: 10.1037/a0016355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterpersonal effectsEmotional experienceCare recipientsCognitive empathyEmotion regulationIndividual differencesInterpersonal phenomenonDefensive emotionsCaregiving relationshipsRelationship closenessOlder adultsFamily caregivingPast theoriesClinical interventionsFuture researchCaregiversPhysical morbidityEmotionsSufferingEmpathyBroader understandingCaregivingResearchLearningCloseness