| Abstrakt: |
Little attention has been given to factors that affect the marital happiness of well spouses when their partners reside in nursing homes. Using two established scales, a telephone survey of 60 community dwelling individuals whose spouses were being cared for in nursing homes across Ohio was conducted. Multiple regression analysis indicated factors that contributed to the degree of happiness in the marital relationship were the amount of time married and coping techniques associated with mobilizing resources, social support, and spiritual support. These variables accounted for 35% of the variance in participants' stated degree of happiness with their marital relationship. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
