Daily Rumination–Affect Associations in Dyads During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Elizabeth Zambrano Garza, Rachel A Murphy, Wolfgang Linden, Maureen C Ashe, Kenneth M Madden, Jennifer M Jakobi, Anita DeLongis, Denis Gerstorf, Christiane A Hoppmann and Shevaun D Neupert

The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 2024, vol. 79, issue 3, 556-570

Abstract: ObjectivesNegative and repetitive self-oriented thinking (rumination) is associated with lower well-being and health. The social context of rumination remains underexplored and mostly centers on marital relationships. To embrace the diversity of older adult relationships, this study includes a range of different relationships (e.g., spouses, siblings, friends, etc.) and examines the role of rumination by close others on individual well-being during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.MethodsUsing daily diary data from 140 Canadian older adults (M = 72.21 years, standard deviation [SD] = 5.39, range: 63–87 years, 47% women, 71% university educated) and a close other of their choice (M = 59.95 years, SD = 16.54, range: 18–83 years, 78% women, 81% university educated), this project builds on past research examining daily life rumination dynamics from a dyadic perspective. For 10 days, both dyad members reported their daily rumination and affect quality in the evening.ResultsMultilevel models replicate past work showing that individual rumination was associated with higher negative affect (within-person: b = 0.27, p

Keywords: Close relationships; Daily life assessments; Well-being (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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