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Bookwala, Jamila – Developmental Psychology, 2014
This study used longitudinal data to examine the effects of spousal illness on depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older married individuals and the extent to which the adverse effects of illness in a spouse were mitigated by 2 psychological resources, mastery and self-esteem. Using 1,704 married participants who were 51 years of age on…
Descriptors: Spouses, Depression (Psychology), Older Adults, Adults
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Paleari, F. Giorgia; Regalia, Camillo; Fincham, Frank D. – Psychological Assessment, 2009
Three studies involving 328 married couples were conducted to validate the Marital Offence-Specific Forgiveness Scale, a new measure assessing offence-specific forgiveness for marital transgressions. The studies examined the dimensionality; internal consistency; and discriminant, concurrent, and predictive validity of the new measure. The final…
Descriptors: Marriage, Spouses, Validity, Reliability