TY - JOUR
T1 - Ambivalence over emotional expression and psychological well-being among rheumatoid arthritis patients and their spouses
AU - Tucker, Joan S.
AU - Winkelman, Darlene K.
AU - Katz, Jeffrey N.
AU - Bermas, Bonnie L.
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - Associations between ambivalence over emotional expression and psychological well-being among rheumatoid arthritis patients and their spouses were investigated. Sixty-nine couples completed questionnaires assessing ambivalence over emotional expression, emotional expressiveness, psychological well-being, and strategies used in coping with arthritis. Associations between the patient's ambivalence and psychological well-being were stronger for those married to a highly ambivalent spouse, although this pattern of results was not found for spouses. Lower psychological well-being among more ambivalent spouses, and to a lesser extent patients, could be partially explained by their greater use of passive and distancing coping strategies. Results emphasize the importance of taking a dyadic approach to the study of psychological functioning among chronically ill patients and their spouses.
AB - Associations between ambivalence over emotional expression and psychological well-being among rheumatoid arthritis patients and their spouses were investigated. Sixty-nine couples completed questionnaires assessing ambivalence over emotional expression, emotional expressiveness, psychological well-being, and strategies used in coping with arthritis. Associations between the patient's ambivalence and psychological well-being were stronger for those married to a highly ambivalent spouse, although this pattern of results was not found for spouses. Lower psychological well-being among more ambivalent spouses, and to a lesser extent patients, could be partially explained by their greater use of passive and distancing coping strategies. Results emphasize the importance of taking a dyadic approach to the study of psychological functioning among chronically ill patients and their spouses.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1999.tb01386.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1999.tb01386.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0033479842
SN - 0021-9029
VL - 29
SP - 271
EP - 290
JO - Journal of Applied Social Psychology
JF - Journal of Applied Social Psychology
IS - 2
ER -