TY - JOUR
T1 - Non-spousal family support, marital status, and heart problems in adulthood
AU - Chai, Hye Won
AU - Ayanian, John Z.
AU - Almeida, David M.
N1 - Funding Information:
The original Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study was supported by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Successful Midlife Development. Support also came from the National Institute on Aging under Grant P01-AG020166 and U19-AG051426 to conduct a longitudinal follow-up of the original MIDUS study. Biomarker data collection was further supported by the National Institutes of Health National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) program under Grants UL1TR001409 for Georgetown, UL1TR001881 for UCLA, and 1UL1RR025011 for UW-Madison. The authors would also like to acknowledge assistance provided by the Population Research Institute at Pennsylvania State University, which is supported by an infrastructure grant by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development under Grant P2CHD041025. The authors thank Dr. Jennifer Van Hook for her helpful advice regarding the analysis of this study.
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Objectives: Support from one’s spouse has long been documented as a significant determinant of health for married individuals. However, non-spousal family support may play an important role in health particularly for unmarried individuals. Therefore, this study examined whether the association between non-spousal family support and diagnosis of heart problems differed by marital status and whether gender and education moderated these associations. Design: Data came from the first two waves of the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study. This study selected respondents who participated in both waves of MIDUS and were not diagnosed with a heart problem at Wave 1 (N = 3,119). Main Outcome Measures: Participants reported whether they had any heart trouble. Discrete-time event history analysis was used to examine the risk of heart problems between MIDUS Waves 1 and 2. Results: A higher level of non-spousal family support was associated with a lower risk of developing a heart problem only among unmarried women and unmarried individuals with high school education or less, and not for married individuals. Conclusion: Findings highlight the importance of considering specific sources of family support when studying heart health, and the health-protective role of non-spousal family support for those who are not married.
AB - Objectives: Support from one’s spouse has long been documented as a significant determinant of health for married individuals. However, non-spousal family support may play an important role in health particularly for unmarried individuals. Therefore, this study examined whether the association between non-spousal family support and diagnosis of heart problems differed by marital status and whether gender and education moderated these associations. Design: Data came from the first two waves of the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study. This study selected respondents who participated in both waves of MIDUS and were not diagnosed with a heart problem at Wave 1 (N = 3,119). Main Outcome Measures: Participants reported whether they had any heart trouble. Discrete-time event history analysis was used to examine the risk of heart problems between MIDUS Waves 1 and 2. Results: A higher level of non-spousal family support was associated with a lower risk of developing a heart problem only among unmarried women and unmarried individuals with high school education or less, and not for married individuals. Conclusion: Findings highlight the importance of considering specific sources of family support when studying heart health, and the health-protective role of non-spousal family support for those who are not married.
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U2 - 10.1080/08870446.2020.1809660
DO - 10.1080/08870446.2020.1809660
M3 - Article
C2 - 32930017
AN - SCOPUS:85091011058
VL - 36
SP - 1003
EP - 1020
JO - Psychology and Health
JF - Psychology and Health
SN - 0887-0446
IS - 8
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