Well-Being in Older Mexican American Spouses

Autor/inn/en	Peek, M. Kristen; Stimpson, Jim P.; Townsend, Aloen L.; Markides, Kyriakos S.
Titel	Well-Being in Older Mexican American Spouses
Quelle	In: Gerontologist, 46 (2006) 2, S.258-265 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0016-9013
Schlagwörter	Mexican Americans; Gender Differences; Well Being; Older Adults; Spouses; Marriage; Depression (Psychology); Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Life Satisfaction; Mental Health; Ethnicity; Structural Equation Models; Predictor Variables + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hispanoamerikaner; Geschlechterkonflikt; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Älterer Erwachsener; Ehepartner; Ehe; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Lebensvollendung; Psychohygiene; Ethnizität; Prädiktor
Abstract	Purpose: There is a strong connection between marriage and well-being, with evidence suggesting that the well-being of one spouse is closely correlated with that of the other. However, among older Mexican Americans, there is little information about this phenomenon. To address this, we explore two research questions: Does one spouse's well-being predict the other spouse's well-being? Are there gender differences in these effects? Design and Methods: We assess information from 553 couples who participated in Wave 1 (1993-1994) of the Hispanic Established Populations for the Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly. Using structural equation models, we examined three aspects of well-being among older Mexican American couples: depressive symptoms, life satisfaction, and self-rated health. Results: The findings revealed evidence of an association between the well-being of one spouse and that of the other. Specifically, the self-rated health of husbands and wives predicts that of their partners. However, there is evidence that husbands' depressive symptoms and life satisfaction influence wives' well-being, but not the reverse. Implications: The findings from this study are important because they add to the literature on the connection of well-being among spouses, point to important gender differences, focus on an understudied minority group with unique cultural characteristics, and have implications for the examination of well-being within a marriage framework. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.) (Author).
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