The present study hypothesized that a
marriage of good
quality will
buffer the negative impact of poor vision (assessed both subjectively and objectively) on
quality of life among older adults.
Thus, a marital relationship marked by these characteristics would
buffer the negative effects of poor vision whereby, relative to their peers in lower
quality marriages, older adults with poorer vision who were in better
marriages would experience fewer functional limitations, feelings of social isolation, and symptoms of depression.
The present results extend these findings to the domain of visual function to show that a more satisfying
marriage buffers the link between poor vision and
quality of life in late adulthood.