Dyadic Loneliness and Changes to HbA1c Among Older US Couples: The Role of Marital Support as Stress Buffer.
J Aging Health
; 33(9): 698-708, 2021 10.
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ABSTRACT
Objectives:
Both experiencing loneliness and having a lonely partner can be psychosocial stressors, with implications for health. Yet, marital support may buffer against the cardiometabolic effects of loneliness. This study examines (1) whether own and/or partner's loneliness predict changes in HbA1c over 4 years and (2) whether marital support moderates these effects.Methods:
Actor-partner interdependence models analyzed data from 1,854 older couples who provided psychosocial and biomarker data at two timepoints (2008/2012 or 2010/2014) of the Health and Retirement Study.Results:
Neither partner's loneliness predicted changes in HbA1c overall. However, significant interactions indicated that both own baseline loneliness and partner's baseline loneliness predicted significant increases to HbA1c over 4 years among those who reported below-average marital support.Discussion:
Both the experience of loneliness and loneliness of a dyadic partner may have longitudinal consequences for cardiometabolic health. However, these effects are contingent upon perceived quality of the marriage, specifically marital support.Mots clés
Texte intégral:
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Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Mariage
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Solitude
Type d'étude:
Prognostic_studies
Limites:
Humans
Langue:
En
Journal:
J Aging Health
Sujet du journal:
GERIATRIA
Année:
2021
Type de document:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
États-Unis d'Amérique