Megan B Mason
Biographic Data
| ID | 765779 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Megan B Mason |
| GIVEN NAMES | Megan B |
| FAMILY NAME | Mason |
| SIGNATURE | MASON M B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4898-143X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A dyadic analysis of anti-fat attitudes and partners’ diet-related influence among gay married men
Objectives The focus on physical appearance among gay men has potential implications for anti-fat attitudes, including those directed toward romantic partners. Partners often influence each other’s behaviors including those linked to weight, but most research has examined the consequences of these influence strategies versus their antecedents. To address this research gap, we examined how men’s own and their partners’ anti-fat attitudes were rela…
Diet-related undermining in older couples managing type 2 diabetes: Gender differences, reciprocity, and links to diet quality
Diet quality plays an important role in managing diabetes, and spouses often influence each other's dietary behaviors. Although much research has focused on health-promoting types of spousal involvement, less is known about health-detracting forms of involvement, such as diet-related undermining. In this cross-sectional study of 148 middle-aged and older adult couples (296 individuals; M age = 65.95, SD = 7.28) in which at least one partner had t…
Predictors of collaborative coping in couples managing type 2 diabetes: Illness factors, relationship factors, and interdependent personality traits
Past work has revealed benefits for both persons with diabetes (PWD) and their partners (e.g., spouses) when engaging in collaborative coping to manage a chronic illness, yet little is known about predictors of this type of dyadic coping. Based on conceptual frameworks on communal and dyadic coping, we sought to examine how illness factors, relationship factors, and interdependent personality traits predicted the frequency of collaborative coping…
Predictors of collaborative coping in couples managing type 2 diabetes: Illness factors, relationship factors, and interdependent personality traits
Past work has revealed benefits for both persons with diabetes (PWD) and their partners (e.g., spouses) when engaging in collaborative coping to manage a chronic illness, yet little is known about predictors of this type of dyadic coping. Based on conceptual frameworks on communal and dyadic coping, we sought to examine how illness factors, relationship factors, and interdependent personality traits predicted the frequency of collaborative coping…
Predictors of collaborative coping in couples managing type 2 diabetes: Illness factors, relationship factors, and interdependent personality traits
Past work has revealed benefits for both persons with diabetes (PWD) and their partners (e.g., spouses) when engaging in collaborative coping to manage a chronic illness, yet little is known about predictors of this type of dyadic coping. Based on conceptual frameworks on communal and dyadic coping, we sought to examine how illness factors, relationship factors, and interdependent personality traits predicted the frequency of collaborative coping…
A dyadic analysis of anti-fat attitudes and partners’ diet-related influence among gay married men
Objectives The focus on physical appearance among gay men has potential implications for anti-fat attitudes, including those directed toward romantic partners. Partners often influence each other’s behaviors including those linked to weight, but most research has examined the consequences of these influence strategies versus their antecedents. To address this research gap, we examined how men’s own and their partners’ anti-fat attitudes were rela…
Diet-related undermining in older couples managing type 2 diabetes: Gender differences, reciprocity, and links to diet quality
Diet quality plays an important role in managing diabetes, and spouses often influence each other's dietary behaviors. Although much research has focused on health-promoting types of spousal involvement, less is known about health-detracting forms of involvement, such as diet-related undermining. In this cross-sectional study of 148 middle-aged and older adult couples (296 individuals; M age = 65.95, SD = 7.28) in which at least one partner had t…
Psychology (3 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Diabetes mellitus (2 works) · Eating Disorders and Behaviors (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Receipt (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Type 2 diabetes (2 works)