1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«The goal of this study was to assess the dyadic patterns in the association between spousal support self-efficacy in terms of dietary self-care and relationship happiness with couples where one person is diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.»

Questions/Hypothèses :
The authors first «hypothesized that there would be “actor effects” for the person with diabetes and their spouse without diabetes, including […] a direct link between the person with diabetes’ confidence in their spouse’s ability to provide them with support regarding their dietary self-care and their own relationship happiness […].» (p. 482) They «also hypothesized […] a direct link between spouse’s confidence in their own abilities to provide such support to their partner and their own relationship happiness […]. Second, [they] hypothesized “partner effects” for both the person with diabetes and their spouse without diabetes, including […] a direct link between the person with diabetes’ confidence in their spouse’s ability to provide them with support regarding their dietary self-care and their spouse’s relationship happiness […]. Finally, [they] hypothesized […] a direct link between a spouse’s confidence in their own abilities to provide such support to their partner and the relationship happiness of the person with diabetes […].» (p. 482-483)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
«Forty-six heterosexual Canadians with type 2 diabetes and their spouses [...] participated in this study […].» (p. 483) «All participants were recruited from a database of a diabetes clinic located within a major hospital in Québec […].» (p. 483)

Instruments :
Questionnaires

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique

3. Résumé

The study’s «findings show that the confidence of persons with diabetes in their spouse’s ability to provide them with support regarding dietary self-care was associated with their own relationship happiness, and that the spouse’s confidence in their own ability to provide such support was related to their own relationship happiness.» (p. 485) «Contrary to [the] hypotheses, no partner effects were found. Specifically, the person with diabetes’ confidence in their partner’s ability to provide support was not associated with their spouse’s relationship happiness, and the spouse’s confidence in their own ability to provide support was not associated with relationship happiness in the person with diabetes. [The] findings suggest that relationship happiness in persons with type 2 diabetes could be explained by their perception of the support they receive, rather than the level of confidence in the support abilities reported by their spouse. Similarly, spouse’s relationship happiness could be explained by their perception of their support abilities, rather than the confidence in the ability of the spouse without diabetes to give support as perceived by the person with diabetes.» (p. 485)