ArticleSocial science & medicine (1982)2019
Active coping shields against negative aging self-stereotypes contributing to psychiatric conditions.
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- Associations between older adults' attitudes to ageing, mental health, and quality of life: a systematic review.European journal of ageing · 2026Review
- What do we really know about age-related stereotypes and well-being of older adults? A commentary on the state of the art.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Review
- Characteristics and Correlates of Ten-Year Trajectories of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Older U.S. Military Veterans.The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry · 2023Article
- Societal impact on older persons' chronic pain: Roles of age stereotypes, age attribution, and age discrimination.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2023Article
- Aging Stigma and the Health of US Adults Over 65: What Do We Know?Clinical interventions in aging · 2023Review
- Internalized-stigma and dissociative experiences in bipolar disorder.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- PTSD symptom heterogeneity and alcohol-related outcomes in U.S. military veterans: Indirect associations with coping strategies.Journal of anxiety disorders · 2022Article
- Factors associated with current posttraumatic stress disorder among COVID-19 vaccinated older adults in Israel.Journal of psychiatric research · 2021Article
- The National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study: A Narrative Review and Future Directions.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Review
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Abstract
rationalePsychiatric conditions are often falsely considered inherent to aging. We examined whether negative age stereotypes, which older individuals tend to assimilate from the environment across their lifespan, contributed to an increased risk of developing four psychiatric conditions, and, if so, whether this risk was reduced through active coping.
methodThe sample consisted of participants aged 55 years and older, free of the psychiatric conditions at baseline, drawn from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study, a nationally representative sample. New cases of posttraumatic stress disorder, suicidal ideation, generalized anxiety disorder, and major depressive disorder were assessed during three waves spanning a four-year period.
resultsAs predicted, participants holding more-negative age stereotypes were more likely to develop the psychiatric conditions, and their engagement in active coping reduced the risk of their developing these conditions.
conclusionOur findings suggest that prevention and treatment efforts designed to reduce psychiatric conditions in later life may benefit from bolstering active coping as well as positive age stereotypes.
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