2022
“Been there, done that:” A grounded theory of future caregiver preparedness in former caregivers of parents living with dementia
Mroz E, Piechota A, Ali T, Matta‐Singh T, Abboud A, Sharma S, White M, Fried T, Monin J. “Been there, done that:” A grounded theory of future caregiver preparedness in former caregivers of parents living with dementia. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2022, 71: 1495-1504. PMID: 36571504, PMCID: PMC10175151, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18209.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Spouses’ Daily Feelings of Appreciation and Self-Reported Well-Being
Monin JK, Poulin MJ, Brown SL, Langa KM. Spouses’ Daily Feelings of Appreciation and Self-Reported Well-Being. Health Psychology 2017, 36: 1135-1139. PMID: 28726476, PMCID: PMC5800303, DOI: 10.1037/hea0000527.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2014
Compassionate Love in Individuals With Alzheimer’s Disease and Their Spousal Caregivers: Associations With Caregivers’ Psychological Health
Monin JK, Schulz R, Feeney BC. Compassionate Love in Individuals With Alzheimer’s Disease and Their Spousal Caregivers: Associations With Caregivers’ Psychological Health. The Gerontologist 2014, 55: 981-989. PMID: 24534607, PMCID: PMC4668762, DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnu001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepressive symptomsAlzheimer's diseaseSpousal caregiversCaregivers' positive appraisalsCaregiver depressive symptomsSelf-reported burdenPositive caregiving appraisalsCaregiver burdenAD individualsSignificant associationSymptomsDiseaseCaregiversCaregiving appraisalsBurdenPositive appraisalPsychological healthAssociationLess burdenCaregivingIndividualsCompassionate loveThe Personal Importance of Being Independent: Associations With Changes in Disability and Depressive Symptoms
Monin JK, Schulz R, Martire LM, Connelly D, Czaja SJ. The Personal Importance of Being Independent: Associations With Changes in Disability and Depressive Symptoms. Rehabilitation Psychology 2014, 59: 35-41. PMID: 24320943, PMCID: PMC4046637, DOI: 10.1037/a0034438.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2011
Responding to Partners’ Expression of Anger: The Role of Communal Motivation
Yoo SH, Clark MS, Lemay EP, Salovey P, Monin JK. Responding to Partners’ Expression of Anger: The Role of Communal Motivation. Personality And Social Psychology Bulletin 2011, 37: 229-241. PMID: 21239596, DOI: 10.1177/0146167210394205.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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