Partner strain and support associations with affective reactions to daily stressors.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We aimed to understand how marital quality and gender influence affective responses to daily stressors (i.e., affective reactivity and residue).

Background

Affective reactions are putative mechanisms through which daily stressors impact long-term health and well-being. Understanding which resilience or vulnerability factors (e.g., marital quality, gender) are associated with affective reactions is therefore crucial to promote healthy lives and aging.

Method

Data came from a subsample of married adults (N = 1,335) who participated in both the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) Study and the associated National Study of Daily Experiences (NSDE). Participants rated their levels of strain and support with their partners in the MIDUS survey. As part of t

SUBMITTER: Witzel DD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12439855 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature