Time-varying associations between everyday affect and cortisol in older couples.

Victoria I Michalowski Theresa Pauly Denis Gerstorf Maureen C AsheKenneth M MaddenChristiane A Hoppmann

Published in: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (2021)

This study illuminates a potential pathway (i.e., perceptions of shared spousal feelings) by which not only one's own emotional experiences, but also those of the spouse, are associated with the activation of physiological stress systems as indicated by elevated cortisol in a sample of older couples. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

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