Introduction: Companionship (i.e., enjoyable shared activities) is associated with higher emotional and relational well-being. However, the role of companionship for emotional well-being and relationship satisfaction in older couples’ everyday life is not well understood. This article studies time-varying associations of companionship with emotional and relational well-being as older couples engage in their everyday life. Methods: Participants provided three data points a day over 7 days using electronic surveys that were simultaneously completed by both partners. A total of 118 older heterosexual couples reported momentary companionship, positive and negative affect, and closeness. Data were analyzed using an intensive longitudinal dyadic score model. Results: Couples with higher average companionship showed lower overall negative affect, more overall positive affect, and higher overall closeness. During moments of elevated momentary companionship, partners reported more positive affect, less negative affect, and higher closeness. Regarding between-couple partner differences, i.e., when the female partner’s momentary companionship was higher on average than the male partner’s momentary companionship, the female partner also showed less negative affect, more positive affect, and higher closeness than the male partner. During moments in which the female partner’s momentary companionship was higher than the male partner’s momentary companionship, the female partner showed less negative affect, more positive affect, and higher closeness than the male partner. Discussion: Older couples show a consistent link between companionship and emotional well-being and closeness in everyday life emphasizing the importance of studying companionship in close relationships.
Gerontology

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共度美好时光：陪伴在老年夫妻日常生活中的作用

简介：陪伴（即愉快的共享活动）与更高的情感和关系幸福感相关。然而，陪伴在老年夫妇日常生活中对情感健康和关系满意度的作用尚不清楚。本文研究老年夫妇在日常生活中随时间变化的陪伴与情感和关系幸福感之间的关联。方法：参与者使用双方同时完成的电子调查，在 7 天内每天提供三个数据点。共有 118 对年长的异性恋夫妇报告了短暂的陪伴、积极和消极的影响以及亲密感。使用强化纵向二元评分模型分析数据。结果：平均伴侣关系较高的夫妻表现出较低的整体负面影响、更多的整体正面影响和更高的整体亲密度。在瞬间友谊提升的时刻，合作伙伴报告了更多的积极影响、更少的消极影响和更高的亲密度。关于夫妻间的伴侣差异，即当女性伴侣的瞬间陪伴平均高于男性伴侣的瞬间陪伴时，女性伴侣也表现出比男性伴侣更少的负面影响、更多的积极影响和更高的亲密度。在女性伴侣的瞬间陪伴高于男性伴侣的时刻，女性伴侣表现出比男性伴侣更少的负面情绪、更多的积极情绪和更高的亲密度。讨论：年长的夫妇在日常生活中表现出陪伴与情感健康和亲密之间的一致联系，强调了研究亲密关系中陪伴的重要性。
老年学