Gendered Marital Power, Depression, and Cognition Among Older Adults in Mexico.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

As Mexico rapidly ages, population-level cognitive issues and Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia are projected to increase. Limited social welfare positions family members-especially spouses-as the main support resource. Although past research suggests marital power imbalances relate with increased depression among Mexican older adults, how marital power imbalance relates with cognition and gender differences therein remains understudied. Accordingly, we investigate how perceived marital power relates with cognitive ability with attention to depression and gender.

Methods

We use the 2012, 2015, and 2018 (n = 2,643 heterosexual dyads) waves of the Mexican Health and Aging Study and Actor Partner Interdependence Models (APIM). The APIM allows the cognitive fun

SUBMITTER: Quashie NT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12019229 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature