Psychological Resilience and Health Among Older Adults: A Comparison of Personal Resources
| Autor: | Dawn C. Carr, Miles G. Taylor |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Aging Health (social science) Social Psychology media_common.quotation_subject Interpersonal communication Personal Satisfaction Health Professions (miscellaneous) Structural equation modeling Developmental psychology Abstracts 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Optimism Adaptation Psychological Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Life-span and Life-course Studies Aged media_common Retirement 030214 geriatrics Successful aging Social Support Mastery learning Resilience Psychological Health and Retirement Study Self Concept Clinical Psychology Well-being Life course approach Female Psychological resilience Geriatrics and Gerontology Psychology Gerontology Intrapersonal communication |
| Zdroj: | The Journals of Gerontology: Series B. 76:1241-1250 |
| ISSN: | 1758-5368 1079-5014 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/geronb/gbaa116 |
| Popis: | Objectives Research on life course inequality and successful aging has sought to understand how events and challenges may lead to poor outcomes in later life for some individuals, while others fare well in the face of adversity. Among internalized resources, research suggests psychological resilience is protective in the face of challenges, but little is known about the predictive efficacy of this measure compared to other resources such as mastery. This paper examines connections between psychological resilience and later life health compared to other internalized resources. Method Standardized associations between 4 resources (resilience, mastery, optimism, hopelessness) and 5 health outcomes were tested using short-term health transitions and longer term health trajectories in a structural equation modeling (SEM) framework using the Leave Behind Questionnaire (LBQ) and linked Health and Retirement Study (HRS) between 2006/2008 and 2014/2016 (n = 11,050–12,823). Results Psychological resilience had consistent and robust associations with health transitions and trajectories. Further, the effects of this resource were generally 4–10 times greater than for mastery, optimism, and hopelessness in combined models. Trajectory analyses replicate these findings and suggest the beneficial associations of resilience over time were persistent for some health outcomes, and cumulative for others. Discussion The results suggest that psychological resilience is powerfully associated with health in later life, with substantially greater predictive efficacy than other commonly used resource measures. Future research should establish how this intrapersonal resource works alongside structural and interpersonal resources to promote and protect health and functioning in the face of challenges and adversity. |
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