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Gonot-Schoupinsky F, Garip G, Sheffield D. The Engage-Disengage Model as an Inclusive Model for the Promotion of Healthy and Successful Aging in the Oldest-old. ACTIVITIES, ADAPTATION & AGING 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/01924788.2021.1970892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Freda Gonot-Schoupinsky
- College of Health, Psychology, and Social Care, University of Derby Online Learning, University of Derby, Enterprise Centre, Derby, UK
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- College of Health, Psychology, and Social Care, University of Derby Online Learning, University of Derby, Enterprise Centre, Derby, UK
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- College of Health, Psychology, and Social Care, University of Derby Online Learning, University of Derby, Enterprise Centre, Derby, UK
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Dudley D, O'Loughlin K, Lewis S, Loh V. Retirees' perceptions of goal setting: A qualitative study. Australas J Ageing 2020; 39:e360-e367. [PMID: 32497390 DOI: 10.1111/ajag.12798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2019] [Revised: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the language and meanings that retirees give to goals, including their perceptions of the benefits and limitations of pursuing goals in retirement. METHODS In-depth interviews and mini-group discussions were conducted with 60 community-dwelling Australian retirees aged 57 to 88 years. Data were transcribed and analysed thematically. RESULTS Responses to the term 'goal' varied by age in relation to the meaning and relevance of the term to retirement planning, largely shaped by the perceived formality and flexibility of goal setting which linked to acceptance or fear of failure when goals were not achieved with three profiles emerging: the Acceptors, the Ambivalent and the Rejectors. Language was highly influential in forming perceptions. CONCLUSION Retirees' perceptions about the meaning and usefulness of goals varied greatly, with the language used a key factor in the perceived relevance of goal setting.
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- Dorothy Dudley
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,The University of Sydney Business School, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Baker N, Lawn S, Gordon SJ, George S. Older Adults' Experiences of Goals in Health: A Systematic Review and Metasynthesis. J Appl Gerontol 2020; 40:818-827. [PMID: 32396500 DOI: 10.1177/0733464820918134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Objective: To synthesize older adults' experiences and perceptions of goal setting and pursuit within health systems. Methods: Six databases were searched to May 2019 using a combination of MeSH and free text terms. Included papers were written in English and reported original qualitative research for participants aged 65 years and older. Participant quotes from the results sections of included studies were gathered for thematic analysis and synthesis. Results: Initial search yielded 9,845 articles, and 134 were identified for full-text review. Fifteen papers were included in the final synthesis. Two main themes were identified: enablers (intrinsic and extrinsic) and barriers (personal and system). Conclusion: Older adults' self-belief is the strongest enabler for goal activities, enhanced by a personalized coaching approach from health staff. Conversely, inconsistent goal terminology confuses patients and reduces engagement. Likewise, fatigue has profound physical and cognitive impact on patients' ability to engage and participate in goals.
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- Nicky Baker
- Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Ferrand C, Martinent G, Bailly N, Giraudeau C, Pothier K, Agli O. Change of depressive symptoms in a French nine-year longitudinal study of aging: Gender differences and relationships between social support, health status and depressive symptoms. Arch Gerontol Geriatr 2020; 89:104059. [PMID: 32334334 DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2020.104059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2020] [Revised: 03/20/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aims of this study were to examine the trajectory of depressive symptoms among older French people, to investigate the role of gender in the developmental trajectory of depressive symptoms and to explore whether the linear increase in depressive symptoms might be accentuated or attenuated at time points during which the older adults' scores on social support and health satisfaction scales were higher than their individual averages. METHODS/MATERIALS Data were used from a subsample of older adults living at home who participated in a longitudinal study initiated by researchers from the University of Tours. They were collected at five time points over a 9-year period (T1: 2003; T2: 2005; T3: 2007; T4: 2009; T5: 2011). This study included 707 participants, and multilevel growth curve analysis was used on measures of depressive symptoms, gender differences, social support and health satisfaction. RESULTS Results indicated (1) a significant positive linear effect of age on depressive symptoms; (2) that women reported significantly higher scores of depressive symptoms than men at 63 years old (i.e., intercept) and that this gender difference remained constant across age; (3) that the slope of depressive symptoms appeared to increase at time points during which participants had higher levels of social support and to decrease when they had greater health satisfaction. CONCLUSION This study provides pertinent information about the change of depressive symptoms in older people living at home and particularly highlights the interest in studying gender, social support and health satisfaction.
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- C Ferrand
- Research Team of Psychology of Ages of Life and Adaptation (EA 2114, PAVéA), University of Tours, France.
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- Center for Research and Innovation in Sport, University of Lyon, Villeurbanne, France.
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- Research Team of Psychology of Ages of Life and Adaptation (EA 2114, PAVéA), University of Tours, France.
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- Research Team of Psychology of Ages of Life and Adaptation (EA 2114, PAVéA), University of Tours, France.
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- Research Team of Psychology of Ages of Life and Adaptation (EA 2114, PAVéA), University of Tours, France.
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- Research Team of Psychology of Ages of Life and Adaptation (EA 2114, PAVéA), University of Tours, France.
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Arewasikporn A, Roepke AM, Turner AP, Alschuler KN, Williams RM, Amtmann D, Molton IR. Goal Pursuit, Goal Adjustment, and Pain in Middle-Aged Adults Aging With Physical Disability. J Aging Health 2019; 31:214S-240S. [PMID: 31718416 DOI: 10.1177/0898264319827142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Objective: Aging with physical disability disrupts one's ability to achieve valued goals due to changes in symptoms and function. It is unclear how to cope optimally in this context. This study examined whether two possible strategies-tenacious goal pursuit (TGP) and flexible goal adjustment (FGA)-were associated with reduced pain interference and depressive symptoms and greater well-being, and protected against pain intensity, and FGA was more protective with increasing age and worse physical function. Method: Middle-aged adults with muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, post-polio syndrome, or spinal cord injury (N = 874; MAGE = 58.3 years, range = 46-68; MDISEASEDURATION = 26.2 years, range = 2-67) completed two questionnaires, a year apart. Results: TGP and FGA use was associated with greater well-being. FGA use predicted decreased depressive symptoms. Concurrent use of both predicted decreased pain interference. Discussion: Adults with disability employ a variety of goal management strategies. Findings support TGP and FGA as potential intervention targets for healthy aging with disabilities.
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- Anne Arewasikporn
- University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, USA.,Veteran Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Veteran Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, USA.,Veteran Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, USA.,Veteran Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, USA
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Understanding fatigue in adults with visual impairment: A path analysis study of sociodemographic, psychological and health-related factors. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0224340. [PMID: 31652298 PMCID: PMC6814229 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0224340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Background Fatigue is a disabling problem in patients with visual impairment, but its etiology is still poorly understood. Our objective was to identify the determinants of fatigue in adults with visual impairment compared to adults with normal sight. Methods Cross-sectional data on fatigue and sociodemographic, psychological and health-related factors was obtained with validated questionnaires. Structural equational modeling using hypothesized relationships and explorative analyses were used to identify (in)direct pathways contributing to fatigue in 247 adults with visual impairment. The model was then tested in a reference group of 151 adults with normal sight. Results The final model explained 64% of fatigue variance in participants with visual impairment and revealed the following factors to be directly associated with fatigue: depressive symptoms (β = 0.723, p<0.001), perceived health (β = -0.158, p = 0.004), accommodative coping (β = 0.116, p = 0.030) and somatic comorbidity (β = 0.311, p = 0.001). Self-efficacy demonstrated a beneficial indirect effect on fatigue (β = -0.228, p<0.001) mediated by depression, accommodative coping and perceived health. Sleep disorder had an indirect effect on fatigue (β = 0.656, p<0.001) mediated by depression and perceived health. After removal of sleep disorder, the model explained 58% of the fatigue variance in normally sighted adults but pathways involving accommodative coping and somatic comorbidity were not confirmed. Conclusions These findings suggest that depression and perceived health are important mediating factors that contribute to fatigue in persons with visual impairment and normal sight. In contrast, somatic comorbidity, sleep disorders and accommodative coping seem to have a specific contribution to vision-related fatigue. These factors should be addressed in interventions to assist individuals with visual impairment in dealing with fatigue.
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Zhang J. Tenacious Goal Pursuit, Flexible Goal Adjustment, and Life Satisfaction Among Chinese Older Adult Couples. Res Aging 2019; 42:13-22. [PMID: 31547780 DOI: 10.1177/0164027519876125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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We aimed to examine the roles of tenacious goal pursuit (TGP) and flexible goal adjustment (FGA), mediated by positive self-perceptions of aging (PSA), in Chinese older couples' life satisfaction. Using a cross-sectional design, 245 Chinese older couples (age range: 55-93 years) completed measures of TGP, FGA, PSA, and life satisfaction. The results showed that (a) spousal interrelations existed for TGP and FGA; (b) TGP and FGA had significant actor effects on life satisfaction, with FGA having a stronger effect; (c) although the partner effect of FGA did not differ between husbands and wives, husbands' TGP was positively associated with wives' life satisfaction, but not vice versa; and (d) PSA mediated the effects of TGP and FGA on life satisfaction at the actor and partner levels. These results have implications for developing couple-based interventions to enhance successful aging, with a focus on promoting both partners' accommodative coping and positive age beliefs.
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- Jinfeng Zhang
- School of Public Affairs, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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UNLABELLED ABSTRACTObjectives:The objectives of the study were to examine the trajectory of spirituality among older adults, to investigate the roles of gender and religion on the developmental trajectory of spirituality, and to explore whether the linear growth of spirituality accelerated or decelerated at time points at which the participants reported high scores of social support and flexibility. DESIGN A five-year longitudinal study. SETTING The research used data from a longitudinal study, which follows a non-institutionalized older adults cohort of residents from France. The data used in this paper were collected at three time points (T1: 2007; T2: 2009; T3: 2012). PARTICIPANTS A total of 567 participants were included in the analysis (59.44% female; Mage = 75.90, SD = 5.12). MEASUREMENTS Multilevel growth curve analysis was used measuring spirituality, satisfaction with social support, and flexibility. RESULTS The results indicated the following: (1) stability of spirituality over time, (2) older women reported higher levels of spirituality than older men, and those who had a religion reported higher scores of spirituality than their counterparts who had no religion (these effects were strong and clinically meaningful), (3) older adults who reported higher levels of social support and flexibility also reported higher levels of spirituality, and (4) the slope of spirituality seemed to accelerate at time points at which participants also had higher levels of social support and flexibility (these effects were rather small but of theoretical interest). CONCLUSION The results of the present study help to improve the understanding of the potential benefit of encouraging the spiritual aspects of life.
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Maggio C, Soubelet A. Stratégies de contrôle adaptatives au fil de l’âge adulte et rôle des ressources cognitives dans leur déploiement. PSYCHOLOGIE FRANCAISE 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.psfr.2017.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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van Diemen T, van Nes IJW, Geertzen JHB, Post MWM. Coping Flexibility as Predictor of Distress in Persons With Spinal Cord Injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2018; 99:2015-2021. [PMID: 29966646 DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2018.05.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2017] [Revised: 05/09/2018] [Accepted: 05/31/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Examine whether coping flexibility at admission to first spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation was predictive of distress 1 year after discharge. DESIGN Longitudinal inception cohort study. SETTING Rehabilitation center. PARTICIPANTS Of the 210 people admitted to their first inpatient SCI rehabilitation program, 188 met the inclusion criteria. n=150 (80%) agreed to participate; the data of participants (N=113) with a complete dataset were used in the statistical analysis. INTERVENTIONS Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Coping flexibility was operationalized by (1) flexible goal adjustment (FGA) to given situational forces and constraints and (2) tenacious goal pursuit (TGP) as a way of actively adjusting circumstances to personal preference. The Assimilative-Accommodative Coping Scale was used to measure FGA and TGP. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale was used to assess distress. RESULTS Scores on FGA and TGP measured at admission were negatively associated with the scales depression (r= -.33 and -.41, respectively) and anxiety (r= -.23 and -.30, respectively) 1 year after discharge. All demographic and injury-related variables at admission together explained a small percentage of the variance of depression and anxiety. FGA, TGP, and the interaction term together explained a significant additional 16% of the variance of depression and 10% of anxiety. CONCLUSIONS The tendency to pursue goals early postonset of the injury seems to have a protecting effect against distress 1 year after discharge. People with low TGP may experience protection against distress from high FGA.
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- Tijn van Diemen
- Department of Rehabilitation, Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Center of Excellence for Rehabilitation Medicine, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, and De Hoogstraat Rehabilitation, Utrecht, the Netherlands; University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Center for Rehabilitation, Groningen, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Center for Rehabilitation, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Center of Excellence for Rehabilitation Medicine, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, and De Hoogstraat Rehabilitation, Utrecht, the Netherlands; University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Center for Rehabilitation, Groningen, the Netherlands
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Heinitz K, Lorenz T, Schulze D, Schorlemmer J. Positive organizational behavior: Longitudinal effects on subjective well-being. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0198588. [PMID: 29933367 PMCID: PMC6014654 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0198588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2017] [Accepted: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Increasing individual subjective well-being has various positive outcomes, knowledge about its antecedents and the mediators of this relationship can therefore help to increase subjective well-being and the accompanying positive effects. The more future oriented facets of psychological capital, i.e. optimism, hope and self-efficacy have been shown in several studies to be positively related to subjective well-being and negatively to ill-being. Furthermore, recent studies suggest coping strategies as mediators for these relationships. In our study, we examined the longitudinal relation of optimism, hope and self-efficacy with subjective well-being and ill-being in a German panel dataset and tested the mediating effect of flexible goal adjustment in a path model. Our results show a statistically significant positive effect of self-efficacy and optimism on subjective well-being as well as a statistically significant negative effect of optimism on depression over three years. All three predictors show a statistically significant relation with flexible goal adjustment, but flexible goal adjustment did not mediate the effect on subjective well-being or depression.
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- Kathrin Heinitz
- Department of Education and Psychology, Freie Universitaet Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Education and Psychology, Freie Universitaet Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Education and Psychology, Freie Universitaet Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Occupational Medicine, Charité Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Eldesouky L, English T. Another year older, another year wiser? Emotion regulation strategy selection and flexibility across adulthood. Psychol Aging 2018; 33:572-585. [PMID: 29745687 DOI: 10.1037/pag0000251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Several influential theories posit that improvements in emotion regulation contribute to enhanced emotional well-being in older adulthood. However, surprisingly little is known about whether there are age differences in emotion regulation strategy use. We addressed this question by testing whether older adults report using typically adaptive strategies more often and regulate more flexibly than relatively younger adults. In a two-part study, 136 married couples (N = 272) aged 23-85 years completed individual difference measures of cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression, and then nine daily reports of a broader range of emotion regulation strategies, now including situation selection, situation modification, and distraction. Older adults reported greater habitual use of suppression, but age did not predict situation selection, situation modification, distraction, or reappraisal. In terms of emotion regulation flexibility, a similar number of strategies were reported on a daily basis regardless of the regulator's age. Unexpectedly, relatively older adults were less variable in their self-reported daily use of each strategy and middle-aged adults were the least variable in their strategy repertoire across different days. These findings counter the common notion that older adults use typically adaptive strategies more than younger adults. Instead, they suggest older adults may be more consistent in their emotion regulation patterns across situations, potentially suggestive of less flexibility. Implications for aging, emotion regulation, and well-being are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record
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- Lameese Eldesouky
- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis
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Howard EP, Louvar KE. Examining Life Goals of Community-Dwelling, Low-Income Older Adults. Res Gerontol Nurs 2017; 10:205-214. [PMID: 28926668 PMCID: PMC5890925 DOI: 10.3928/19404921-20170831-02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2017] [Accepted: 08/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Self-care and self-management programs are touted as a means to age successfully. Yet, these programs pay little regard to a critical first step-the personal goals of older adults. The capacity to self-identify goals and pursue actions toward goal achievement transcends age. An examination of life goals identified by community-dwelling, low-income older adults indicates that functional performance mechanisms are valued. Maintenance of health and increased physical activity were the two most commonly identified personal goals within a sample of 161 community-dwelling older adults residing in subsidized housing. A third goal, increased socialization, aligns with relevant psychosocial factors and reflects the need to engage with others. The preferences of the older adult placed at the center of the care planning process strategically support goal attainment. Providing an opportunity to create and pursue self-selected life goals of older adults is worth consideration when developing and testing interventions designed to support successful aging. [Res Gerontol Nurs. 2017; 10(5):205-214.].
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Longitudinal Patterns of Stability and Change in Tenacious Goal Pursuit and Flexible Goal Adjustment among Older People over a 9-Year Period. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017. [PMID: 28642880 PMCID: PMC5469999 DOI: 10.1155/2017/8017541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Using the dual-process model of assimilative-tenacity (TGP) and accommodative-flexibility (FGA), the study aims to identify trajectories of TGP and FGA over five time points within a 9-year period, explore the relationships between the trajectories of TGP and FGA, and explore if participants from distinct TGP and FGA trajectories differed in indicators of well-being and depression. Latent class growth analysis was used in a five-wave longitudinal design among an older population of 747 participants over 65 years. Results highlight (1) emergence of four trajectories for flexibility (low and increasing, moderate and increasing, moderately high and stable, and high and stable trajectories) and three trajectories for tenacity (low and stable, moderate and stable, and high and decreasing trajectories), (2) that older people belonging to particular trajectories of FGA are not more likely to belong to particular trajectories of TGP, and (3) that participants from the high and decreasing TGP and high or moderately high and stable FGA trajectories were characterized by high score of perceived health, satisfaction with life, and self-esteem and low score of depression moods. These results highlight that the heterogeneity in longitudinal TGP and FGA scores throughout the life span needs to be accounted for in future research.
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Chen T, Liu LL, Cui JF, Chen XJ, Wang J, Zhang YB, Wang Y, Li XB, Neumann DL, Shum DH, Wang Y, Chan RC. Present-fatalistic time perspective and life satisfaction: The moderating role of age. PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2016.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Bailly N, Martinent G, Ferrand C, Gana K, Joulain M, Maintier C. Tenacious goal pursuit and flexible goal adjustment in older people over 5 years: a latent profile transition analysis. Age Ageing 2016; 45:287-92. [PMID: 26786345 DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afv203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2015] [Accepted: 11/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND previous research has shown that tendencies to tenaciously pursue goals (TGP) and flexibly adapt goals (FGA) relate to well-being of older people. OBJECTIVES this study aimed to identify subpopulations of elderly people with different coping profiles, describe change in participants' profiles over time and determine the influence of coping profiles on well-being over a 5-year period. METHODS latent profile transition analysis (LPTA) was used in a three-wave longitudinal data collection measuring flexibility, tenacity, depression, self-rated health and life satisfaction among an elderly population over 65 years old. RESULTS three coping profiles were identified. Profile 1 was characterised by participants with high flexibility and tenacity scores, Profile 2 with moderate flexibility and low tenacity scores and Profile 3 with low flexibility and moderate tenacity scores. Results indicate stability of these profiles over time, with Profile 1 being the most adaptive in terms of ageing well. CONCLUSION high flexibility and tenacity in older people is a stable coping profile that is associated with successful ageing.
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- Nathalie Bailly
- Department of Psychology, University François Rabelais, Tours, Centre 37000, France
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- Center of Research and Innovation on Sport, University of Claude Bernard Lyon I-EA 647, Lyon, France
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- Department of Psychology, University François Rabelais, Tours, Centre 37000, France
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- University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Psychology, University François Rabelais, Tours, Centre 37000, France
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- Department of Psychology, University François Rabelais, Tours, Centre 37000, France
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