Positive affect expression during a play interaction and psychological health among older adults living with cognitive impairment and their adult children.

• Tác giả: Kira S Birditt, Brooke Feeney, Dustin Gad, Joseph E Gaugler, Richard A Marottoli, Joan K Monin, Amanda Piechota, Ana-Maria Vranceanu, Jenna L Wells
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Thông tin xuất bản: England : Aging & mental health , 2025
• Bộ sưu tập: NCBI
• ID: 699631

Tóm tắt

OBJECTIVES: We examined the extent to which positive affect expression in play interactions between adult children and their parents living with cognitive impairment was associated with lower depressive symptoms and mental health difficulties for both dyad members. Gender differences in positive affect expression were also examined. METHOD: Dyads ( RESULTS: Findings from mixed models using the Actor Partner Interdependence Model showed that one's partner's positive affect was associated with one's own lower depressive symptoms. There were no significant actor effects or effects of role (parent CONCLUSION: Positive affect expression may be a useful indicator of psychological health in parent-child relationships in which the parent has cognitive impairment. Positive affect may be useful to target in supportive, dyadic, psychosocial interventions.