ArticleThe journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences2021
Longitudinal Dyadic Effects of Aging Self-Perceptions on Health.
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- Longitudinal effects of subjective aging on health and longevity: An updated meta-analysis.Psychology and aging · 2023Pooled it
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- Aging and perceiving aging together: couple synchrony in self-perceptions of aging and health.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2025Article
- Attitudes Towards Aging, Depression, Physical Functioning, and Pain Among Women Living with HIV of Reproductive Age.AIDS and behavior · 2025Article
- Household members' positive personality traits and age stereotypes do not predict perceived expectations for active aging.European journal of ageing · 2025Article
- Self-perceptions of aging and sarcopenia in older adults: the mediating role of IADL.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Dyadic Coping in Aging: Linking Self-Perceptions of Aging to Depression.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Felt Age and Its Psychological Correlates in Dementia Spousal Caregiving Dyads: Findings From the IDEAL Programme.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2024Article
- Understanding Health, Subjective Aging, and Participation in Social Activities in Later Life: A Regional Finnish Survey.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2024Article
- How Do Marital Transitions Affect Self-Perceptions of Aging?Research on aging · 2023Article
- Associations Between Satisfaction With Aging and Health and Well-being Outcomes Among Older US Adults.JAMA network open · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesAdults' perceptions of aging are known to affect their mental and physical health. However, not much is known about how perceptions of aging within the couple-unit affect each member of the unit. Therefore, the current study explores the effects of husbands' and wives' self-perceptions of aging (SPA) on each other's physical and mental health, both directly and indirectly, through impacting each other's SPA.
methodThe study used data from the Health and Retirement Study, focusing on couples aged 50 and older. Self-rated health and Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale (CES-D) were used as indicators of physical and mental health. SPA was measured using the "Attitudes toward aging" subscale of the "Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale Scale." An actor-partner interdependence mediation model was used to examine the effects of the 2008 SPA of couples on each other's 2012 SPA and 2016 health.
resultsThe SPA of both husbands and wives was associated with their own future mental and physical health in 2016, but not with that of their partner. However, their SPA was associated with their partner's health indirectly, by influencing the SPA of the partner. That is, the SPA of both husbands and wives in 2008 impacted their partner's SPA in 2012, which was subsequently related to that partner's mental and physical health in 2016. DISCUSSION: Older couples can influence each other's health indirectly, by affecting each other's SPA. This indicates that adults' SPA are interconnected, and thus, the entire couple-unit should be targeted to enhance positive SPA.
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