Abstract Objective and Method: Research on emotion and pain has burgeoned. We review
the last decade's literature, focusing on links between emotional processes and persistent …

A developmental-contextual model of couples coping with chronic illness is presented that
views chronic illness as affecting the adjustment of both the patient and the spouse such that …

Chronic diseases carry important psychological and social consequences that demand
significant psychological adjustment. The literature is providing increasingly nuanced …

Research has consistently linked marriage and positive health outcomes. In addition, many
researchers have found that couples often have similar or concordant health statuses …

This well-established and accessible text has been completely revised in this expanded fifth
edition. Each chapter has been updated, often extensively, to reflect current thinking, and an …

Examining the interpersonal effects of suffering in the context of family caregiving is an
important step to a broader understanding of how exposure to suffering affects humans. In …

Purpose: Caregivers feeling stress and experiencing mental health problems can be at risk
for engaging in abusive acts against elderly care recipients. Potentially harmful behavior …

Late-life husband and wife relationships are increasingly recognised as an important factor
in promoting wellbeing, particularly in terms of the health, social, emotional, financial and …

We review findings on spousal interrelations in old age in such key domains as cognition,
well-being, and health. Therein, we demonstrate that spousal interrelations may extend …

Arthritis pain has traditionally been evaluated from a biomedical perspective, but there is
increasing evidence that psychological factors have an important role in patients' adjustment …