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Wagner, Jenny; Voelkle, Manuel C.; Hoppmann, Christiane A.; Luszcz, Mary A.; Gerstorf, Denis – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2018
Lifespan theoretical notions have long acknowledged that regulative capacities of the self are relatively robust well into old age. This general trend notwithstanding, people often differ substantially throughout life in their levels of and change trajectories in self-esteem. One prime contributing factor may be perceptions of social inclusion.…
Descriptors: Self Esteem, Older Adults, Aging (Individuals), Marriage
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Johnson, Matthew D.; Galambos, Nancy L.; Finn, Christine; Neyer, Franz J.; Horne, Rebecca M. – Developmental Psychology, 2017
Guided by concepts from a relational developmental perspective, this study examined intra- and interpersonal associations between self-esteem and depressive symptoms in a sample of 1,407 couples surveyed annually across 6 years in the Panel Analysis of Intimate Relations and Family Dynamics (pairfam) study. Autoregressive cross-lagged model…
Descriptors: Self Esteem, Depression (Psychology), Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Interpersonal Relationship
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Erol, Ruth Yasemin; Orth, Ulrich – Developmental Psychology, 2014
We examined the effects of self-esteem development on the development of relationship satisfaction in 2 samples of couples. Study 1 used data from both partners of 885 couples assessed 5 times over 12 years, and Study 2 used data from both partners of 6,116 couples assessed 3 times over 15 years. The pattern of results was similar across the 2…
Descriptors: Self Esteem, Interpersonal Relationship, Satisfaction, Predictor Variables
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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
Rice, Joy K. – Adult Education, 1979
A survey of the self-esteem, sex-role orientation, and perceived spouse support of women returning to work or school revealed that the first two factors were not related to the actual support received. Although most respondents felt that they had spouse support, they still perform essentially traditional domestic roles. (SK)
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Employed Women, Females, Homemakers