Kira S Birditt1, Nicky J Newton2, Jim A Cranford3, Noah J Webster1. 1. Life Course Development Program, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. 2. Department of Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. 3. Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Abstract
Objective: More than a third of the U.S. population of older adults is obese. The present study tests the Dyadic Biopsychosocial Model of Marriage and Health, which hypothesizes that, among married couples, individual and partner chronic stress predicts increased waist circumference and these links are exacerbated in negative quality marriages. Method: Participants were from the nationally representative longitudinal Health and Retirement Study (HRS). A total of 2,042 married individuals (in 1,098 married couples) completed psychosocial and waist circumference assessments in 2006 and 2010. Analyses examined whether negative marital quality and chronic stress in Wave 1 (2006) were associated with changes in waist circumference over time. Results: Actor-partner interdependence models revealed that greater partner stress, rather than individuals' own reports of stress, was associated with increased waist circumference over time. Higher perceived negative marital quality among husbands and lower negative marital quality among wives exacerbated the positive link between partner stress and waist circumference. Discussion: Consistent with the Dyadic Biopsychosocial Model of Marriage and Health, partner stress has direct associations with waist circumference among couples and this link is moderated by negative marital quality. Thus, dyadic perceptions of stress and negative marital quality are important to consider for understanding marriage and obesity.
Objective: More than a third of the U.S. population of older adults is obese. The present study tests the Dyadic Biopsychosocial Model of Marriage and Health, which hypothesizes that, among married couples, individual and partner chronic stress predicts increased waist circumference and these links are exacerbated in negative quality marriages. Method: Participants were from the nationally representative longitudinal Health and Retirement Study (HRS). A total of 2,042 married individuals (in 1,098 married couples) completed psychosocial and waist circumference assessments in 2006 and 2010. Analyses examined whether negative marital quality and chronic stress in Wave 1 (2006) were associated with changes in waist circumference over time. Results: Actor-partner interdependence models revealed that greater partner stress, rather than individuals' own reports of stress, was associated with increased waist circumference over time. Higher perceived negative marital quality among husbands and lower negative marital quality among wives exacerbated the positive link between partner stress and waist circumference. Discussion: Consistent with the Dyadic Biopsychosocial Model of Marriage and Health, partner stress has direct associations with waist circumference among couples and this link is moderated by negative marital quality. Thus, dyadic perceptions of stress and negative marital quality are important to consider for understanding marriage and obesity.
Authors: Anne Kouvonen; Mai Stafford; Roberto De Vogli; Martin J Shipley; Michael G Marmot; Tom Cox; Jussi Vahtera; Ari Väänänen; Tarja Heponiemi; Archana Singh-Manoux; Mika Kivimäki Journal: Am J Public Health Date: 2011-06-16 Impact factor: 9.308
Authors: Silke Hermann; Sabine Rohrmann; Jakob Linseisen; Anne M May; Anton Kunst; Herve Besson; Dora Romaguera; Noemie Travier; Maria-Jose Tormo; Esther Molina; Miren Dorronsoro; Aurelio Barricarte; Laudina Rodríguez; Francesca L Crowe; Kay-Tee Khaw; Nicholas J Wareham; Petra G A van Boeckel; H Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita; Kim Overvad; Marianne Uhre Jakobsen; Anne Tjønneland; Jytte Halkjær; Claudia Agnoli; Amalia Mattiello; Rosario Tumino; Giovanna Masala; Paolo Vineis; Androniki Naska; Philippos Orfanos; Antonia Trichopoulou; Rudolf Kaaks; Manuela M Bergmann; Annika Steffen; Bethany Van Guelpen; Ingegerd Johansson; Signe Borgquist; Jonas Manjer; Tonje Braaten; Guy Fagherazzi; Françoise Clavel-Chapelon; Traci Mouw; Teresa Norat; Elio Riboli; Sabina Rinaldi; Nadia Slimani; Petra H M Peeters Journal: BMC Public Health Date: 2011-03-17 Impact factor: 3.295
Authors: Kira S Birditt; Carey W Sherman; Courtney A Polenick; Lucia Becker; Noah J Webster; Kristine J Ajrouch; Toni C Antonucci Journal: J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci Date: 2020-01-14 Impact factor: 4.077
Authors: Kira S Birditt; Angela Turkelson; Courtney A Polenick; James A Cranford; Frederic C Blow Journal: J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci Date: 2022-09-01 Impact factor: 4.942
Authors: Matthew E Dupre; Heather R Farmer; Hanzhang Xu; Ann Marie Navar; Michael G Nanna; Linda K George; Eric D Peterson Journal: Psychosom Med Date: 2021 Nov-Dec 01 Impact factor: 4.312