Life satisfaction and feeling in control: Indicators of successful aging predict mortality in old age

被引：29

作者：

Wiest, Maja ^{[1
]}

Schuez, Benjamin ^{[1
,2
]}

Wurm, Susanne ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] German Ctr Gerontol, D-12101 Berlin, Germany

[2] Univ Tasmania, Hobart, Tas 7001, Australia

来源：

JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY | 2013年 / 18卷 / 09期

关键词：

control beliefs; life satisfaction; mortality; successful aging; HEALTH SURVEY; RESOURCES; ADULTHOOD; SURVIVAL; EMOTIONS; OUTCOMES; SF-36;

D O I：

10.1177/1359105312459099

中图分类号：

B849 [应用心理学];

学科分类号：

040203 ;

摘要：

Life satisfaction and control beliefs are established indicators of successful aging and predict mortality. However, it has not yet been examined whether they independently predict mortality or interact. We examined main and interaction effects using Cox proportional hazards models in a sample of older adults (N = 1402; age range: 65-91). Only the interaction of life satisfaction and control beliefs significantly predicted mortality when controlling for socio-demographic variables and health. These findings suggest that detrimental effects of low control beliefs can be buffered by life satisfaction, and unexpectedly, that high levels of both factors are not most protective against mortality.

引用

页码：1199 / 1208

页数：10

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