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Life satisfaction and feeling in control: Indicators of successful aging predict mortality in old age
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Wiest, M and Schuez, B and Wurm, S, Life satisfaction and feeling in control: Indicators of successful aging predict mortality in old age, Journal of Health Psychology: An Interdisciplinary, International Journal, 18, (9) pp. 1199-1208. ISSN 1359-1053 (2012) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1177/1359105312459099
Abstract
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: 6591). 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.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Subjective Well-Being, Mortality, Control Beliefs, Succesful Aging |
| Research Division: | Psychology |
| Research Group: | Clinical and health psychology |
| Research Field: | Health psychology |
| Objective Division: | Health |
| Objective Group: | Public health (excl. specific population health) |
| Objective Field: | Health status (incl. wellbeing) |
| UTAS Author: | Schuez, B (Dr Benjamin Schuez) |
| ID Code: | 80838 |
| Year Published: | 2012 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 23 |
| Deposited By: | Psychology |
| Deposited On: | 2012-11-13 |
| Last Modified: | 2017-11-03 |
| Downloads: | 2 View Download Statistics |
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