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Depression and Perceptions of Inequity among Couples Facing Cancer

Free University of Amsterdam, jf.ybema{at}psy.vu.nl

Roeline G. Kuijer

University of Groningen, the Netherlands

Bram P. Buunk

University of Groningen, the Netherlands

G. Majella DeJong

University of Groningen, the Netherlands

Robbert Sanderman

University of Groningen, the Netherlands

In the present study, symptoms of nonclinical depression among 106 cancer patients and their intimate partners were assessed. From the perspective of equity theory, it was examined how depression was related to neuroticism, marital quality, and perceptions of inequity in the relationship. LISREL analyses showed that neuroticism and perceptions of inequity in the relationship were associated with higher depression, but differences were found between patients and partners in the way that inequity and depression were related. Cancer patients reported more symptoms of depression when they felt that they invested too little in the relationship, whereas their partners were higher in depression when they felt that they received too little benefits in the relationship. The findings are discussed in terms of structural differences in roles between patients and caregiving partners.

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