Longitudinal associations of spousal support and strain with health and well-being: An outcome-wide study of married older U.S. Adults.

ABSTRACT: In the present study, we examined the prospective associations of both spousal support and spousal strain with a wide range of health and well-being outcomes in married older adults. Applying the analytic template for outcome-wide designs, three waves of longitudinal data from the Health and Retirement Study (n = 7788, M_age = 64.2 years) were analyzed using linear regression, logistic regression, and generalized linear models. A set of models was performed for spousal support and another set of models for spousal strain (2010/2012, t₁). Outcomes included 35 different aspects of physical health, health behaviors, psychological well-being, psychological distress, and social factors (2014/2016, t₂). All models adjusted for pre-baseline levels of sociodemograph

SUBMITTER: de la Rosa PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11833421 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature