Health-related interactions and the self in marriage.
This study investigated the association between self processes and married partners' (N = 59 couples) perspectives of their health-related social interactions. Findings revealed that wives' self processes were associated with their social behavior from the perspective of each partner. The wives' self processes differentially predicted wives' and husbands' perspectives of their interactions, however. These findings demonstrate that wives' future expectations for the health of their husband, as well as for their role in maintaining his future health, motivate their current social behavior to promote the positive health lifestyle behaviors of their husband.
Pierce
Linda S
LS
Institute of Gerontology, Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, 87 East Ferry, Detroit, MI 48202, USA. lpierce@sun.science.wayne.edu
Hong
Tantina B
TB
Franks
Melissa M
MM
Ketterer
Mark W
MW
D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology*; D008824:Michigan; D008875:Middle Aged; D012649:Self Concept; D012927:Social Control, Informal; D012944:Social Support; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013315:Stress, Psychological