The Relationship of Marital Adjustment and Sexual Satisfaction with Depressive Symptoms in Women

Abstract Objective: Findings on the relationship of psychiatric symptoms with performance-based and self-reported cognitive function post-stroke are inconclusive. We aimed to (1) study the relation of depression and anxiety to performance-based cognitive function and (2) explore a broader spectrum of psychiatric symptoms and their association with performance-based versus self-reported cognitive function. Method: Individuals with supratentorial ischemic stroke performed neuropsychological examination 3 months after stroke. For primary analyses, composite scores for memory and attention/executive function were calculated based on selected neuropsychological tests, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was used. Psychiatric symptoms and self-reported cognitive function for secondary aims were assessed using the Symptom-Checklist-90 – Revised (SCL-90-R). Results: In a sample of 86 patients [mean (M) age: 64.6 ± 9.2; Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), 3–7 days post-stroke: M = 28.4 ± 1.7; National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) after 3 months: M = 0.7 ± 1.6] depressive symptoms (HADS) were associated with poorer memory performance after controlling for age, sex, and education (p ≤ .01). In a subsample (n = 41; Age: M = 65.7 ± 8.1; MMSE: M = 28.4 ± 1.8; NIHSS: M = 1.0 ± 1.9), symptoms of phobic anxiety (SCL-90-R) were associated with poorer performance-based memory and attention/executive function, and symptoms of anxiety (SCL-90-R) with lower attention/executive function. Higher levels of self-reported cognitive difficulties were associated with higher scores in all psychiatric domains (p ≤ .05). Conclusion: Even in relatively well-functioning stroke patients, depressive symptoms are associated with poorer memory. The results also suggest that various psychiatric symptoms are more related to self-reported rather than to performance-based cognitive function. Screening for self-reported cognitive difficulties may not only help to identify patients with cognitive impairment, but also those who need psychological treatment.

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Significant Elements in the Relationship of Long-Married Couples

The International Journal of Aging and Human Development ◽

10.2190/e0dd-h0ea-cjc7-e846 ◽

1980 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 265-272 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

William L. Roberts

Keyword(s):

Life Satisfaction ◽

Random Sample ◽

Marital Adjustment ◽

Married Couples ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

Sexually Active ◽

The Past ◽

Relationship Of ◽

Perception Of Health ◽

The Relationship

A descriptive study of factors in the lifestyle of fifty couples married an average of 55.5 years and an average age of seventy-nine years provided data for this report. The non-random sample was heterogeneous using traditional socio-economic indicators. Life-Satisfaction (LSI-Z), Locke-Wallace Marital Adjustment scores, and perception of health were all high. More than half the sample were now or had been sexually active within the past five years. Independence, commitment, companionship and qualities of caring were significant elements in these long-lasting marriages.

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The Relationship of Alcohol Use Disorders and Depressive Symptoms to Tryptophan Metabolism: Cross-Sectional Data from a Nepalese Alcohol Treatment Sample

Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research ◽

10.1111/acer.12651 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 39 (3) ◽

pp. 514-521 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Sudan Prasad Neupane ◽

Lars Lien ◽

Priscilla Martinez ◽

Knut Hestad ◽

Jørgen G. Bramness

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Alcohol Use Disorders ◽

Alcohol Treatment ◽

Tryptophan Metabolism ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

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THE RELATIONSHIP OF LIVING ALONE AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN OLDER KOREAN AMERICANS: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF LONELINESS

The Gerontologist ◽

10.1093/geront/gnv569.18 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 55 (Suppl_2) ◽

pp. 261-261

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Korean Americans ◽

Living Alone ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship ◽

Older Korean Americans

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Spiritual Well-Being and Marital Adjustment

Journal of Psychology and Theology ◽

10.1177/009164718801600204 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 153-158 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Patricia D. Roth

Keyword(s):

Religious Orientation ◽

Marital Adjustment ◽

Well Being ◽

Dyadic Adjustment ◽

Scale Scores ◽

Spiritual Well Being ◽

Married Individuals ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship ◽

Over 40 Years

This pilot study investigated the relationship of spiritual well-being (defined here as a well-integrated internal religious orientation) to marital adjustment. The subscale dimensions of satisfaction, cohesion, consensus, and affectual expression were used as indicators of adjustment as measured by Spanier's (1976) Dyadic Adjustment Scale. These scale scores were correlated with the religious, existential, and spiritual well-being scores from Paloutzian & Ellison's (1982) Spiritual Well-Being Scale. Subjects were 147 married individuals from churches in Southern California. Responses indicated that spiritual well-being correlated significantly to marital adjustment, with significant differences for years married: Those married 10–40 years showed a higher correlation than those married over 40 years. Existential well-being scores correlated highly with marital adjustment scores at most marital stages. This provides some support for the hypothesis that lived-out spirituality is an important factor in perception of marital happiness.

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Childhood Depressive Symptoms, Physical Activity and Health Related Fitness

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology ◽

10.1123/jsep.25.4.419 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 25 (4) ◽

pp. 419-439 ◽

Cited By ~ 28

Author(s):

Lois Michaud Tomson ◽

Robert P. Pangrazi ◽

Glenn Friedman ◽

Ned Hutchison

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Relative Risk ◽

Negative Relationship ◽

Physically Active ◽

Symptoms Of Depression ◽

Health Related ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship ◽

Health Related Fitness

While research has confirmed a negative relationship between adult depression and physical activity, there is little evidence for children. This study examined the relationship of being classified as physically active or inactive by a parent or a teacher to depressive symptoms in children 8 to 12 years of age (N = 933). It also assessed the relationship of playing sports outside of school, and of meeting health related fitness standards, to symptoms of depression. Relative risk of depressive symptoms for inactive classification was 2.8 to 3.4 times higher than it was for active, 1.3 to 2.4 times higher for children not playing sports outside of school, and 1.5 to 4.0 times higher for those not meeting health related fitness goals.

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