Depressive symptoms across older spouses and the moderating effect of marital closeness
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Older married couples affect each other's emotional well-being depending on the closeness of their relationship and the perceptions of one spouse of the other's psychological state and the marital relationship as a whole. A study of older couples found that one spouse could be negatively affected by depressive symptoms in their partners if they were very close, despite the supportive or buffering quality that can be brought into such a close relationship. At the same time, husbands were found to be readily affected by their wives' health status if they were particularly close.
Publication Name: Psychology and Aging
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0882-7974
Year: 1995
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Flashbulb memories and posttraumatic stress reactions across the life span: Age-related effects of the German occupation of Denmark during World War II
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A representative sample of older Danes was interviewed about experiences from the German occupation of Denmark in World War II. The number of participants with flashbulb memories for the German invasion and capitulation increased with participants' age at the time of the events up to the age of 8.
Publication Name: Psychology and Aging
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0882-7974
Year: 2006
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Model stability of the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale across cognitive impairment and severe depression
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The underlying factor structure of the Geriatric Depression Scale that is extensively used in clinical and research work was studied in a sample of healthy non-demented adults in order to further validate it.
Publication Name: Psychology and Aging
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0882-7974
Year: 2007
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