APS
29th APS Annual Convention
Interpersonal Processes and Health in Late Life Marriage
Subject Area: Personality/Emotion
Although we know that being married is protective for older adults’ health, there is much to be learned about the specific interpersonal processes that lead older spouses to flourish. This symposium takes an in-depth look into how multiple emotional and support behaviors impact older spouses’ health concurrently and longitudinally.
Chairs & Discussants
- Joan MoninChair
Yale University - Robert LevensonDiscussant
University of California, Berkeley
Presentations
- Emotion in Couples: Developmental Changes, Sources, and ConsequencesClaudia Haase
- Exploration and Support for Exploration in Younger and Older Adult CouplesBrittany Jakubiak
- Effects of Mutual Care on Emotional Reactivity and Closeness Among Older CouplesJoan Monin
- Emotion and Marriage: Insights from Studies on Dementia Patients and Their CaregiversMarcela Otero
