Relationship quality in older age – influences of dyadic coping, self-construction, stress, depression, caregiving burden, and resilience

Relationship quality in older age – influences of dyadic coping, self-construction, stress, depression, caregiving burden, and resilience - BALANCE

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00038103

Enrollment

300

Registered

2025-12-10

Start date

2026-02-19

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-03-30

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Conditions

Older people in romantic relationships

Interventions

Group 1: This is a non-interventional online observational study (cross-sectional). The study includes an observation group consisting of older adults who are currently in a relationship. Participatio

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

65 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Sufficient knowledge of German to understand information about the study and actively participate in the online survey - Living in a romantic relationship - Access to a computer, tablet, or smartphone with an internet connection

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Singles or individuals without a current partner - Individuals who attempt to participate in the study multiple times (e.g., by registering twice or entering the code twice)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Relationship satisfaction (short form of Partnerschaftsfragebogens (PFB-K) (Kliem et al., 2012))	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
- Subjective perception of stress (Perceived stress Scale (PSS-10) (Cohen, 1988)) - Dyadic coping processes (dyadic Coping inventory (DCI) (Bodenmann, 2008)) - Mental well-being/depression (Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) (Yesavage & Sheikh, 1986)) - Caregiving burden and resilience (only for participants who are caregivers) (Fragebogen zur Angehörigen-Resilienz und Angehörigen-Belastung (FARBE) (Wuttke-Linnemann et al., 2020)) - Self-construction and individuality in the partnership (Singelis Self-Construal Scale (Singelis, 1994))	—

Measure

Time frame

- Subjective perception of stress (Perceived stress Scale (PSS-10) (Cohen, 1988)) - Dyadic coping processes (dyadic Coping inventory (DCI) (Bodenmann, 2008)) - Mental well-being/depression (Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) (Yesavage & Sheikh, 1986)) - Caregiving burden and resilience (only for participants who are caregivers) (Fragebogen zur Angehörigen-Resilienz und Angehörigen-Belastung (FARBE) (Wuttke-Linnemann et al., 2020)) - Self-construction and individuality in the partnership (Singelis Self-Construal Scale (Singelis, 1994))

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Countries

Austria, Germany, Switzerland

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 4, 2026