Organizational Theory, Social Supports, and Mortality Rates: A Theoretical Convergence

Litwak, Eugene; Messeri, Peter; Wolfe, Samuel; Gorman, Sheila; Silverstein, Merril; Guilarte, Miguel

doi:10.2307/2095661

Cited by 121 publications

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“…22 Collectively, these studies suggest that marital satisfaction likely is associated with desirable health outcomes and that the marital functioning of patients with ICDs may contribute to their quality of life.…”

Section: Social Support and Social Rolesmentioning

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Women and the implantable cardioverter defibrillator: A lifespan perspective on key psychosocial issues

Walker

Campbell

Sears

et al. 2004

Clinical Cardiology

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Summary:The clinical success of the implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) in reducing mortality suggests that more women will be receiving ICDs in the future. The impact of ICD therapy in women is unique in western societies; the ICDsscarandlumpinthepectoral areacanleadtobody image concerns due to the emphasis on women's physical attractiveness. Social support and roles are challenged because women's reaction to stress has been characterized by a "tend and befriend response, involving cultivating and utilizing social networks,ratherthanthe"fightorflight"responsemore typical of men. In addition, a woman's identity as a caretaker and caregiver can be threatened by the actual and perceived activity limitations imposed by the ICD or the underlying heart condition. Finally, reproductive and sexual health are important issues, as 25 to 50% of patients with ICDs report concerns in this area, but also report discomfort in discussing these concerns with their health care providers. The purpose of the present paper is to review the relevant literature and to identify the unique impact of the psychosocial issues of body image, social support and roles, and sexual development and reproductive functioning for women with ICDs across the lifespan. In the absence of complete empirical research data on the impact of these concerns, hypotheses to test in future research are offered.

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Section: Social Support and Social Rolesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Women and the implantable cardioverter defibrillator: A lifespan perspective on key psychosocial issues

Walker

Campbell

Sears

et al. 2004

Clinical Cardiology

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“…Wanic and Kulik (2011) focus on the argument that men benefit more than women from marriage because men suffer less than women from marital conflict, yet they also acknowledge that there are other nonmutually exclusive hypotheses. They list the following explanations: the greater social support that husbands may gain from their wives than vice versa (Belle 1987;House et al 1988;Litwak et al 1989;Uchino et al 1996;Umberson et al 1996), women's stronger push for health regulatory and prevention behaviors (Thoits 1992;Umberson 1987), and the reduction of daily hassles for men due to wives' provision of more household maintenance (Bolger et al 1989;Greenstein 1996;Hochschild and Machung 1999;Thompson and Walker 1989).…”

Section: Evidence That Men Derive More Health Benefits From Marriage mentioning

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Why Do Men Benefit More from Marriage Than Do Women? Thinking More Broadly About Interpersonal Processes That Occur Within and Outside of Marriage

Monin

Clark

2011

Sex Roles

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In this commentary we return to the original question of Wanic and Kulik's paper, "Why do men benefit more from marriage than do women?" We suggest that trying to understand why women suffer more than men in marriage (from conflict or for any other reason) will not, by itself, answer the question. The answers are certainly multifaceted and complex, and there is little reason to pit one possible answer against another. We highlight that when examining gender differences in health in marriage it is important to (a) consider the helpful processes in combination with hurtful ones, b) take a broad view on this question including many types of social processes, and c) consider processes that occur outside of marriage as well as those that occur inside of marriage.

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“…Married persons are at reduced risk for all-cause and post MI death, [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] whereas divorce is linked to increased total and cardiovascular mortality 15,18 and impaired physical and psychological health. 19 Although findings are mixed, many studies report that a greater "marriage benefit" accrues to men, 11,15,20 and that men are more adversely affected by marital disruption. 5,21 However, not all marriages are equally advantageous.…”

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Warm Partner Contact Is Related to Lower Cardiovascular Reactivity

Grewen¹,

Anderson²,

Girdler³

et al. 2003

Behavioral Medicine

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Organizational Theory, Social Supports, and Mortality Rates: A Theoretical Convergence

Cited by 121 publications

References 24 publications

Women and the implantable cardioverter defibrillator: A lifespan perspective on key psychosocial issues

Women and the implantable cardioverter defibrillator: A lifespan perspective on key psychosocial issues

Why Do Men Benefit More from Marriage Than Do Women? Thinking More Broadly About Interpersonal Processes That Occur Within and Outside of Marriage

Warm Partner Contact Is Related to Lower Cardiovascular Reactivity

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