The impact of loneliness and relationship quality on life satisfaction: A longitudinal dyadic analysis in persons with physical disabilities and their partners

Persons with physical disabilities and their caregiving partners are at an increased risk of experiencing reducedlife satisfaction. One potential explanation for this trend may be the potentially harmful effects of loneliness and poor relationship quality which this population often experience. To date, little is known about how the perceptions of loneliness and relationship quality affect life satisfaction in the disability an caregiving setting, furthermore the directionality of effect is not well understood.

Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - April 26, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Hannah Tough, Martin W.G. Brinkhof, Johannes Siegrist, Christine Fekete Source Type: research