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ArticleThe journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences2019

The Detrimental Consequences of Overestimating Future Health in Late Life.

Jeremy M Hamm, Stefan T Kamin, Judith G Chipperfield, Raymond P Perry, Frieder R Lang

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Article in The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Jeremy M HammDepartment of Psychology and Social Behavior, University of California, Irvine.
Stefan T KaminInstitute of Psychogerontology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany.
Judith G ChipperfieldDepartment of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
Raymond P PerryDepartment of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
Frieder R LangInstitute of Psychogerontology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany.

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CIHR MOP-130382
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Abstract

objectivesAlthough forecasting a positive future can be adaptive, it may not be when expectations are unmet. Our study examined whether such inaccurate expectations about future health status (overestimation) were maladaptive for older adults who commonly experience late life declines in physical functioning.

methodWe analyzed data from the nationally representative German Aging Survey (DEAS; 1996-2011; n = 2,539; age range 60-85 years) using multilevel growth models that assessed the influence of inaccurate health expectations on older adults' physical functioning over a 9-year period.

resultsOverestimating future health status predicted reduced day-to-day physical functioning when age, gender, and self-rated health were controlled. A Time × Overestimation interaction indicated that the negative effects of overestimation on physical functioning became more pronounced over the 9-year period. DISCUSSION: Results suggest that repeatedly unmet health expectations may undermine motivational resources and accelerate late life declines in physical functioning.

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Attitude to HealthHealth StatusAdaptation, PsychologicalAgedAged, 80 and overAgingFemaleHealth BehaviorHumansMaleMiddle AgedOptimismQuality of LifeSelf ConceptExpectation accuracyHealthPerceived controlPhysical functioning

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PMCPMC6377036

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