Partner's Social Control Effects on Relationship Satisfaction in Fibromyalgia Patients: Illness Uncertainty and Bodily Pain as Moderators

Spouses' use of pressure and persuasion to promote osteoarthritis patients' medical adherence after orthopedic surgery.

“…Patients appeared to recognize and appreciate the good intentions of their spouses' control efforts and the concern these efforts represented. Our findings dovetail with other research on fibromyalgia showing the positive effects of partners' health controlling behavior on patients' satisfaction with the relationship, especially among those patients experiencing severe pain and uncertainty about the illness (Reich & Olmsted, 2007).…”

Influence in Relationships: A Meta-Analysis on Health-Related Social Control

“…Empirical support regarding the relationships between negative social control and health behaviors is especially mixed (e.g., August, Rook, Stephens, & Franks, 2011;Fisher, La Greca, Greco, Arfken, & Schneiderman, 1997;Lewis & Butterfield, 2007;Reich & Olmsted, 2007;Tucker, 2002). For example, Lewis and Butterfield (2005) found no relationship between social control and emotions, but many other studies found social control to be associated with both positive and negative emotional responses (Lewis & Rook, 1999;Tucker & Anders, 2001).…”