Birthelmer et al.'s dataset contains daily diary reports from 85 couples where one partner had experienced a stroke. Participants completed morning and evening reports of anger, sadness, and relationship satisfaction for up to 14 consecutive days, with post-stroke intimacy assessed at study exit. The data was used to analyze actor and partner associations between emotions and relationship satisfaction, published in 2026.
Use Cases
- Modeling actor-partner interdependence based on daily emotion and satisfaction reports.
- Analyzing the buffering effect of perceived intimacy on the link between partner sadness and relationship satisfaction.
- Studying within-person and between-person effects of anger and sadness on daily relational functioning.
- Examining how chronic stress from stroke becomes embedded in couples' daily lived experience.
Strengths
- Data from 85 couples provides a dyadic perspective.
- Daily reports collected for up to 14 consecutive days enable within-person analysis.
- Includes both momentary emotion assessments and a study-exit measure of perceived intimacy.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Sample size of 85 couples may limit generalizability.
Provenance
- Source
- Birthelmer, Sierra; Borealis Harvested Dataverse
- Collection Method
- Daily diary reports from couples where one partner had a stroke.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-20 04:11:38