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Each interview was audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and thematically analyzed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S0714980826100749_sec33\">\n                    <jats:title>Findings<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Participants did not perceive marital status to shape the FSS\u2013memory relationship. Three themes emerged to explain this view:\n                      <jats:italic>learning to cope<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2013 participants used alternatives besides a spouse to deal with memory challenges;\n                      <jats:italic>context matters<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2013 factors such as marital satisfaction must be considered; and\n                      <jats:italic>doing more harm than good<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2013 some spouses may provide excessive support, reducing participants\u2019 autonomy to stimulate their own cognitive processes.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S0714980826100749_sec34\" sec-type=\"discussion\">\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These themes highlight that marital relationships are complex and that contextual factors such as marital quality and support adequacy should be 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