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Article: Marital Status, Partner Satisfaction, and Depressive Symptoms in Older Men and Women
- Article from:
- Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
- Article date:
- July 1, 2009
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Objectives: To determine if marital status is associated with depressive symptoms in men and women, and to determine if partner satisfaction is associated with depressive symptoms.
Methods: Community-dwelling adults (n = 1751) aged 65 years and older were sampled from a representative population-based registry. Age, sex, education, and marital status were self-reported. Satisfaction with living partner was assessed with an item from the terrible-delightful scale. The Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression was used to assess depressive symptoms, with a score of 15 or more indicating depressive symptoms.
Results: Only 3% of the sample were dissatisfied with their living partner, and ...