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1Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Journal of Aging and Health
|December 30, 2025
Summary
Dyadic coping improves marital satisfaction for couples with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Interactions with gender and ideology also impact satisfaction, informing culturally sensitive support.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Gerontology
- Sociology
Background:
- Investigates dyadic coping, gender identity, and gender ideology (dis)similarity.
- Focuses on 202 heterosexual married couples with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
Purpose of the Study:
- Examine how dyadic coping influences marital satisfaction in MCI couples.
- Analyze the moderating roles of gender identity and gender ideology dissimilarity.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional dyadic data analysis.
- Actor-partner interdependence moderation models.
Main Results:
- Dyadic coping positively associated with marital satisfaction for both persons with mild cognitive impairment (PwMCIs) and spouse care partners (SCPs).
- SCP's dyadic coping and marital satisfaction moderated by couple's gender composition.
- PwMCI's dyadic coping and marital satisfaction moderated by ideological dissimilarity with spouse.
Conclusions:
- Findings inform culturally sensitive interventions for MCI couples.
- Extends dyadic health theory within non-Western contexts.
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