Treating the sequelae
of the age - and stress - related decline in adult hormones with bio-identical hormone replacement (BHRT) can restore more youthful hormone
levels and significantly alleviate symptoms associated with «
normal» aging, optimizing health,
happiness and quality
of life.
Specifically, we illustrate the potential value
of this new approach by identifying a taxonomy
of dyad -
level subtypes that differ in how their emotions (i.e., multiple within - day ratings
of happiness — chosen here as an exemplar variable with variance properties useful for methods development) vary through
normal daily life, and examine how that taxonomy is related to a set
of theoretically meaningful variables — subjective health, dyadic adjustment (agreement on amount
of time spent with partner), and relationship satisfaction, all
of which constitute important characteristics
of older couples» well - being (Hoppmann & Gerstorf, 2016).