Christina Kamis Jessie West Overview Spouses share resourcesenvironments amp influence one anothers thoughts feelings amp behaviors Can influence one anothers mental amp physical health positively or negatively ID: 1044611
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1. Data ExpeditionDay 1Marriage & HealthChristina KamisJessie West
2. OverviewSpouses share resources/environments & influence one another's thoughts, feelings, & behaviorsCan influence one another's mental & physical health (positively or negatively)Thus, one partner's experience with a health condition can lead to emotional strain for both spouses
3. Sociological Framework12Life CoursePerspectiveStressProliferation
4. Life Course PerspectiveAn approach to studying the lives of individuals and groupsThe things that we interact with at the different stages of our lives can positively or negatively impact our health and well-beingLinked lives: things can influence us directly, or indirectly through those close to us
5. Stress ProliferationStress in one area of our lives can spill over to impact other aspects of our livesUnable to workChronic illnessFinancial strain
6. Stress ProliferationStress in one area of our lives can spill over to impact other aspects of our livesOur stress can spill over to impact those close to usWife's disabilityHer own mental healthHer husband's mental health
7. Husband's variable xWife'svariable xWife'svariable yHusband's variable y
8. MaterialsHave the "Lovesick" article accessibleRefer back to webinar on Marriage and Health
9. Group WorkWith your group, discuss the questions above. Be prepared to share your thoughts with the full class after 20 minutes.Question 4: In "Lovesick" and the webinar, what are some of the mechanisms or hypotheses that explain health concordance among married couples?Question 1: List some of the ways in which marriage is protective for health.Question 2: List some of the ways in which marriage is harmful to health.Question 3: How does gender influence the health effects of marriage?Question 5: How can physical health lead to changes in mental health?Question 6: How can mental health lead to changes in physical health?
10. Discuss!
11. 123For next classWatch webinar on R & codeThis will give you a bit of background about R - we will go over it again during class!Read codebookDraw on today's materials to think about which variables available in the codebook you want to use with your group.Sign in to RStudio CloudHead to https://rstudio.cloud and log in before class.During class4Your turn!Work with your group to construct an APIM and answer a few questions about your research question and results.
12. See you next week!Reach out if you have any questions:christina.kamis@duke.edujessie.west@duke.edu
13. Select referencesIn addition to the citations from the webinar, check out these resources for more information related to the content in this presentation.Polenick, C. A., Brooks, J. M., & Birditt, K. S. 2017. Own and partner pain intensity in older couples: Longitudinal effects on depressive symptoms. Pain, 158, 1546–1553.Polenick, C. A., Renn, B. N., & Birditt, K. S. 2018. Dyadic effects of depressive symptoms on medical morbidity in middle-aged and older couples. Health Psychology, 37, 28–36.Polenick CA, Birditt KS, Turkelson A, Bugajski BC, Kales HC. 2019. Discordant Chronic Conditions and Depressive Symptoms: Longitudinal Associations Among Middle-Aged and Older Couples. JGSS: Series B, 76: 451-60.Rusbult, C. E., & Van Lange, P. A. 2008. Why we need interdependence theory. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 2, 2049–2070.Thomeer, M. B. 2016. Multiple chronic conditions, spouse’s depressive symptoms, and gender within marriage. JHSB, 57, 59–76.