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Chen SZ, Zainal NH, Newman MG. Elevated depression and anxiety predict future patterns of individualistic and collectivistic cultural values: A cross-lagged longitudinal network analysis. J Affect Disord 2024; 349:310-320. [PMID: 38181844 PMCID: PMC10950001 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.12.083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Revised: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2024]
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BACKGROUND Specific components of independent and interdependent self-construal have been associated with psychopathology. However, most studies on this topic have been cross-sectional, precluding causal inferences. We used contemporaneous and temporal cross-lagged network analysis to establish weak causal effects in understanding the association between self-construal and psychopathology components. METHODS Middle-aged and older community-dwelling adults (n = 3294) participated in the Midlife Development in the United States study across two time-points, spaced nine years apart. Six self-construal (interdependence: connection to others, commitment to others, receptiveness to influence; independence: behavioral consistency, sense of difference from others, self-reliance) and three psychopathology nodes (major depressive disorder (MDD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), and panic disorder (PD) symptom severity) were examined. All network analyses controlled for age, sex, race, and number of chronic illnesses as covariates. RESULTS Contemporaneous and temporal networks yielded relations between elevated MDD and PD and increased receptiveness to influence. Heightened GAD symptom severity was associated with future increased difference from others and decreased connection to others, commitment to others, and receptiveness to influence. Higher MDD, GAD, and PD severity were associated with future lower self-reliance. Network comparison tests revealed no consistent network differences across sex and race. LIMITATIONS DSM-III-R measures of MDD, GAD, and PD were used. Results may not generalize to culturally diverse racial groups. CONCLUSIONS Changes in self-construal may result from increased MDD, GAD, and PD severity. Findings suggest the importance of targeting common mental health symptoms to positively influence how individuals view the self and others in various social contexts.
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- Serena Z Chen
- The Pennsylvania State University, United States of America.
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Yoon D, Gallo H, Gassoumis ZD, Joo S. The Mediating Role of Sense of Control in the Associations Between Remote Contacts and Loneliness Among Older Adults. Res Aging 2024; 46:167-175. [PMID: 37861368 DOI: 10.1177/01640275231206484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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This study explored whether a sense of control over social life mediated the associations between using remote contact (phone calls, letters/emails, social media) and loneliness for socially isolated older adults. We used path analysis with the 2014 and 2016 Health and Retirement Study datasets (N = 3767). Results showed that more frequent phone calls and letters/emails were associated with lower levels of loneliness through sense of control. However, sense of control did not mediate the association between social media and loneliness. Findings suggest that promoting sense of control over social life by remote contact, particularly phone calls and letters/emails, may be effective in alleviating loneliness for isolated older adults.
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- Dokyung Yoon
- Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Family Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Human Life and Innovation Design, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Choi SL, Hill KC, Parmelee PA. Communication Modalities, Personality Traits, and Change in Perceived Control Over Social Life Following Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Older Americans. Res Aging 2024; 46:29-42. [PMID: 37236914 PMCID: PMC10225796 DOI: 10.1177/01640275231178809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We examined associations between change in social contact communication modalities and change in perceived control over social life (PCOSL) following onset of the COVID-19 pandemic among older Americans and evaluated the extent to which associations were moderated by personality. Data were from the 2016 and 2020 waves of the Health and Retirement Study. Multivariate ordinary least squares regression analyses were computed adjusting for baseline PCOSL, sociodemographic, health, and psychosocial factors. Multiple moderation analyses revealed that extraversion moderated the association between change in social media communication and change in PCOSL before to during COVID-19. As levels of engagement in social media communication increased, those with high extraversion experienced increases in PCOSL, whereas those with low extraversion experienced decreases in PCOSL. Findings suggest that social interventions targeting perceived control and communication modality may be useful for older adults during global health events and that personality characteristics can help to inform intervention choices.
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- Shinae L. Choi
- Alabama Research Institute on Aging, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
- Department of Consumer Sciences, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
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- Alabama Research Institute on Aging, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
- Department of Psychology, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
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- Alabama Research Institute on Aging, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
- Department of Psychology, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
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Haslam C, Bertschy K, Cruwys T, Griffin J, Johnson D. The group mechanism in treatment: group identification and cohesion contributes to reducing chronic lower back pain by increasing personal control. Disabil Rehabil 2023; 45:1332-1342. [PMID: 35403527 DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2022.2057602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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PURPOSE There is increasing recognition of the contribution that group processes, particularly identification and cohesion, make to outcomes of group delivered health treatments. This study examined the role that these particular group processes play in the treatment of lower back pain, and a theorised mechanism of personal control through which group treatment might enhance outcomes. METHODS Participants (N = 85) elected to either receive NeuroHAB®, a defined functional movement therapy of 8 weeks duration, or continue with treatment-as-usual (TAU). Pain intensity and disability were assessed at baseline (T1) and post-intervention or 8 weeks later (T2), as well as at a 1-month follow-up (T3). Only the NeuroHAB® participants additionally completed weekly questionnaires that measured treatment group identification, cohesion, and personal control. RESULTS NeuroHAB® was significantly more effective than TAU in reducing pain intensity and disability at T2 and T3. Furthermore, among NeuroHAB® recipients, stronger treatment group identification and cohesion early in the program predicted better pain outcomes over time, and this relationship was fully mediated by perceptions of personal control. CONCLUSION These data provide further support for the role of group identification and cohesion as a contributing mechanism of change in group-based treatments and extend this to the domain of pain management.Implications for RehabilitationA focus on defined functional movement therapy, as offered by the NeuroHAB® group program, was found to improve pain outcomes in patients with lower back pain.A key ingredient in the NeuroHAB® rehabilitation program was its group delivery.Group delivery supported treatment group identification and cohesion which, through enhancing the perception of personal control, reduced pain intensity and disability.
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- Catherine Haslam
- School of Psychology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Psychology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Research School of Psychology, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Functional Movement Training Centre, St Andrews Memorial Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- Functional Movement Training Centre, St Andrews Memorial Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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Stensrud VH, Gustad LT, Damås JK, Solligård E, Krokstad S, Nilsen TIL. Direct and indirect effects of socioeconomic status on sepsis risk and mortality: a mediation analysis of the HUNT Study. J Epidemiol Community Health 2023; 77:168-174. [PMID: 36707239 DOI: 10.1136/jech-2022-219825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Socioeconomic status (SES) may influence risk of sepsis and sepsis-related mortality, but to what extent lifestyle and health-related factors mediate this effect is not known. METHODS The study included 65 227 participants of the population-based HUNT Study in Norway linked with hospital records to identify incident sepsis and sepsis-related deaths. Cox regression estimated HRs of sepsis risk and mortality associated with different indicators of SES, whereas mediation analyses were based on an inverse odds weighting approach. RESULTS During ~23 years of follow-up (1.3 million person-years), 4200 sepsis cases and 1277 sepsis-related deaths occurred. Overall, participants with low SES had a consistently increased sepsis risk and sepsis-related mortality using education, occupational class and financial difficulties as indicators of SES. Smoking and alcohol consumption explained 57% of the sepsis risk related to low education, whereas adding risk factors of cardiovascular disease and chronic diseases to the model increased the explained proportion to 78% and 82%, respectively. CONCLUSION This study shows that SES is inversely associated with sepsis risk and mortality. Approximately 80% of the effect of education on sepsis risk was explained by modifiable lifestyle and health-related factors that could be targets for prevention.
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- Vilde Hatlevoll Stensrud
- Department of Public Health and Nursing, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway .,Deptartment of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Deptartment of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.,Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Nord University - Levanger Campus, Levanger, Norway.,Department of Medicine and Rehabilitation, Nord-Trøndelag Hospital Trust, Levanger Hospital, Levanger, Norway
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- Centre of Molecular Inflammation Research, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.,Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.,Department of Infectious Diseases, St Olavs Hospital Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Deptartment of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.,Department of Research and Development, Møre og Romsdal Hospital Trust, Ålesund, Norway
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- HUNT Research Centre, Department of Public Health and Nursing, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Levanger, Norway.,Department of Mental Health Care and Substance Abuse, Nord-Trøndelag Hospital Trust, Levanger, Norway
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- Department of Public Health and Nursing, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.,Clinic of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, St Olavs Hospital Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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Huang L, Hou Y, Sun Z, Wang Q. How Does COVID-19 Risk Perception Affect Sense of Control? The Roles of Death Anxiety and Confucian Coping. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:2299. [PMID: 36767666 PMCID: PMC9916306 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20032299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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This research examined the impact of COVID-19 risk perception on sense of control, testing the hypotheses that COVID-19 risk perception would reduce sense of control and that this effect would be mediated by death anxiety and moderated by Confucian coping. A series of six studies were conducted with Chinese participants (N = 2202) and employed different research designs in lab and real-life settings. Across the studies, we found that the perceived risk of COVID-19 impaired sense of control. Studies 3a to 5 further revealed that death anxiety mediated the adverse effect of COVID-19 risk perception on sense of control, and Studies 4 to 5 revealed that Confucian coping strategies alleviated the adverse effect of COVID-19 risk perception on sense of control. These findings shed new light on the psychological impact of risk perception in times of crisis and identify mitigating factors and boundary conditions.
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- Lianqiong Huang
- School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Behavior and Mental Health, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Behavior and Mental Health, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Behavior and Mental Health, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- College of Human Ecology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Ma M, Zhang B. The relationship between body image dissatisfaction and subjective well-being through the intervening roles of sense of control and social support in older adults. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-022-03968-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Cundiff JM, Lin SSH, Faulk RD, McDonough IM. Educational quality may be a closer correlate of cardiometabolic health than educational attainment. Sci Rep 2022; 12:18105. [PMID: 36302824 PMCID: PMC9613691 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-22666-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Educational quality may be a closer correlate of physical health than more commonly used measures of educational attainment (e.g., years in school). We examined whether a widely-used performance-based measure of educational quality is more closely associated with cardiometabolic health than educational attainment (highest level of education completed), and whether perceived control (smaller sample only), executive functioning (both samples), and health literacy (smaller sample only) link educational quality to cardiometabolic health. In two samples (N = 98 and N = 586) collected from different regions of the US, educational quality was associated with cardiometabolic health above and beyond educational attainment, other demographic factors (age, ethnoracial category, sex), and fluid intelligence. Counter to expectations, neither perceived control, executive function, nor health literacy significantly mediated the association between educational quality and cardiometabolic health. Findings add to the growing literature suggesting that current operationalizations of the construct of education likely underestimate the association between education and multiple forms of health. To the extent that educational programs may have been overlooked based on the apparent size of associations with outcomes, such actions may have been premature.
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- Jenny M. Cundiff
- grid.411015.00000 0001 0727 7545University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL USA
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- grid.411015.00000 0001 0727 7545University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL USA
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- grid.411015.00000 0001 0727 7545University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL USA
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- grid.411015.00000 0001 0727 7545University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL USA
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Do the poor envy others more? The effects of scarcity mindset on envy. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-022-03873-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Nakagawa T, Noguchi T, Komatsu A, Saito T. The role of social resources and trajectories of functional health following stroke. Soc Sci Med 2022; 311:115322. [PMID: 36067620 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Revised: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Stroke is a major cause of disability in old age. Research has revealed that social resources available after the onset of stroke can mitigate functional prognosis. However, most studies have conceptualized resources as static rather than dynamic and have not measured changes in social resources from the pre-to post-stroke periods. To better understand the recovery process following stroke, we examined how social resources available before its onset and changes from pre-to post-stroke were associated with trajectories of functional health following stroke. Data were derived from an up to 19-year longitudinal study of a nationally representative sample of Japanese adults aged 60 years and older. We identified 389 people who experienced self- or proxy-reported first stroke during follow-up (age at stroke onset: M = 75.9, SD = 6.8; 49.1% women). The average number of observations was 4.6 (SD = 1.6, range 2-7). Functional health was measured with self- or proxy-reported basic and instrumental activities of daily living. Social resources were indexed as residential status, contact with own non-coresident children, social participation, and perceived support. Analyses were adjusted for age at stroke onset, sex, education, health condition, and cognitive function. A multiphase growth model indicated that individuals who participated more frequently in social groups prior to stroke exhibited less functional deterioration post-stroke than those who participated less frequently. Whereas contact frequency with non-coresident children typically declined following stroke, the analysis further revealed that individuals who maintained contact frequency from pre-to post-stroke showed less steep functional decline over time in the post-stroke period despite minor individual differences. We found that social resources before stroke onset and changes in the resources following stroke may play a protective role against adverse prognoses. Inclusive communities may help older adults remain independent even after serious health events.
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- Takeshi Nakagawa
- Research Institute, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, 7-430 Morioka, Obu, Aichi, 474-8511, Japan.
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- Research Institute, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, 7-430 Morioka, Obu, Aichi, 474-8511, Japan.
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- Research Institute, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, 7-430 Morioka, Obu, Aichi, 474-8511, Japan.
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- Research Institute, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, 7-430 Morioka, Obu, Aichi, 474-8511, Japan.
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Asselmann E, Specht J. Personality growth after relationship losses: Changes of perceived control in the years around separation, divorce, and the death of a partner. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0268598. [PMID: 35921259 PMCID: PMC9348722 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Previous research suggests that romantic relationships play a crucial role for perceived control. However, we know surprisingly little about changes in perceived control before and after the end of romantic relationships. Methods Based on data from the Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP), a nationally representative household panel study from Germany, we examined changes of perceived control in the years around separation from a partner (N = 1,235), divorce (N = 423), and the death of a partner (N = 437). Results Multilevel analyses revealed that external control beliefs were higher in but not beyond the first year after separation from a partner. Internal and total control beliefs increased gradually in the years after separation. Moreover, internal control beliefs were higher in and especially beyond the first year after the death of a partner compared to the years before. No evidence was found that perceived control already changed in the years before relationship losses or in the years around a divorce. Conclusion Taken together, these findings point toward stress-related growth of perceived control after some relationship losses–especially separation and the death of a partner.
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- Eva Asselmann
- Faculty of Health, HMU Health and Medical University, Potsdam, Germany
- Department of Psychology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Li L, Cao H, Yang L, Yan C, Wang X, Ma Y. Risk perception and mental health among college students in China during the COVID-19 pandemic: A moderated mediation model. Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:955093. [PMID: 35978842 PMCID: PMC9376247 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.955093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic, it has spread on a large scale around the world, seriously affecting people's physical and mental health. In China, almost all schools have postponed semesters, suspended offline classes, and implemented closed-off management, which has brought significant challenges to the study and life of college students. The study aimed to explore the relationship between risk perception, perceived stress, perceived control, and mental health among Chinese college students. This cross-sectional study was conducted among 1,856 college students. The results showed that risk perception was positively correlated with mental health. After adding the mediating variable of perceived stress, risk perception still significantly predicted mental health. In addition, the interaction term of perceived stress and perceived control significantly negatively predicted mental health. Specifically, perceived stress significantly affected mental health in the low-perceived control group. In contrast, in the high-perceived control group, the predictive effect of perceived stress on mental health disappeared. The present study showed that perceived stress partially mediated the relationship between risk perception and mental health; perceived control moderated the relationship between perceived stress and mental health, and high perceived control could buffer the effect of perceived stress on mental health.
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- School of Psychology, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, China
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Pan X, Luo Y. Exploring the multidimensional relationships between social media support, social confidence, perceived media credibility and life attitude during the COVID-19 pandemic. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2022; 41:3388-3400. [PMID: 35645549 PMCID: PMC9130692 DOI: 10.1007/s12144-022-03238-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Previous literature mainly focuses on the impact of social media support on social trust, emotional effect and life attitude, and affirmed the social governance value of social media support. However, the multidimensional relationship between social media support and social confidence, perceived media credibility and life attitude during the COVID-19 pandemic is an important, yet less explored, research issue. The present research aimed to fill in this gap by a survey of 1343 participants who are permanent residents aged 18 and above in a city through WeChat social networking platform. The results showed that: (1) social media support exerted direct influence on social confidence, perceived media credibility and life attitude; (2) perceived media credibility positively influenced social confidence; (3) social media support not only directly promoted social confidence, but also indirectly influenced social confidence through public’s perceived media credibility. These findings suggested that strengthening social media support during the COVID-19 pandemic is not only helpful to reconstitute the public’s confidence in prevailing against the pandemic, but also is able to help promote the diversification of the power of public network autonomy. This study highlighted social media support as an effective path to improve the ability of social governance.
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Goal adjustment capacities in uncontrollable life circumstances: Benefits for psychological well-being during COVID-19. MOTIVATION AND EMOTION 2022; 46:319-335. [PMID: 35633867 PMCID: PMC9124288 DOI: 10.1007/s11031-022-09941-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Li WH, Zhou Y, Su JX, Ma HY, Zhang J, Tang HY. Engage your work, and enjoy your evening: How daily work engagement promotes non-work mastery and control experiences. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-022-03100-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Friedman C. The Impact of Continuity and Security on Quality of Life. INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES 2022; 60:101-112. [PMID: 35297986 DOI: 10.1352/1934-9556-60.2.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Continuity and security includes people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) not only having resources to meet their basic needs, but also includes the amount of change and disruption people have in their lives and the control they have over that change. We explored the impact of continuity and security on people with IDD's (n = 325) quality of life by analyzing Personal Outcome Measures interviews. Continuity and security not only significantly increased overall quality of life, but it also positively impacted two thirds of the different outcomes, ranging from health to relationships to rights. A stronger community infrastructure is needed to promote the continuity and security, and, by extension, quality of life of people with IDD.
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- Carli Friedman
- Carli Friedman, CQL | The Council on Quality and Leadership
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Liu J, Yang SL, Yu F. Who Tends to Appreciate Atonal Music? Higher Perceived Personal Control Leads to an Increased Inclination to Prefer Atonal Music. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19063248. [PMID: 35328935 PMCID: PMC8955575 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19063248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2022] [Revised: 03/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Research on the aesthetic experience of music has largely focused on tonal music, while relatively less is known about individuals’ differences in the aesthetic experience of atonal music. According to the compensatory control theory, we hypothesized that perceived personal control significantly and positively predicted individuals’ tendency to prefer atonal music, while the need for structure played a mediating role. The present research investigated who tends to prefer atonal music, and why. A sample of college students listened to atonal music and completed questionnaires on perceived personal control, the need for structure, and their aesthetic judgment of the music. Our analysis showed that individuals with higher perceived personal control exhibited a stronger tendency to prefer atonal music, compared with those who had lower perceived control; moreover, the need for structure played a mediating role between perceived control and aesthetic experience of atonal music. These results revealed which audience was suitable for atonal music and extended the explanatory scope of the compensatory control theory. The theoretical and practical implications and limitations of these findings are discussed.
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- Junfeng Liu
- Music Education Centre, School of Humanities and Social Science, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China;
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- Institute of Social Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Science, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
- Correspondence: (S.-L.Y.); (F.Y.)
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- Department of Psychology, School of Philosophy, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
- Correspondence: (S.-L.Y.); (F.Y.)
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Pitardi V, Bartikowski B, Osburg VS, Yoganathan V. Effects of gender congruity in human-robot service interactions: The moderating role of masculinity. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2022.102489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Park J, Kim J, Lee DC, Kim SS, Voyer BG, Kim C, Sung B, Gonzalez‐Jimenez H, Fastoso F, Choi YK, Yoon S. The impact of COVID-19 on consumer evaluation of authentic advertising messages. PSYCHOLOGY & MARKETING 2022; 39:76-89. [PMID: 34539052 PMCID: PMC8441704 DOI: 10.1002/mar.21574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Revised: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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This study investigates the relationship between the COVID-19 threat and consumer evaluation of a product with authenticity appeals in advertisements. We propose that threatening situations like COVID-19 motivate consumers to lower their uncertainty and increase their preference for products with authentic advertising messages. Because individuals react differently to threatening environments according to their early-life experiences, commonly reflected in childhood socioeconomic status, we examined whether childhood socioeconomic status moderates the relationship between threat and consumer evaluation of authenticity in advertisements. First, secondary data from Google Trends provided empirical support for our predictions. In additional experimental studies, participants evaluated different target products in four studies that either manipulated (Studies 2 and 3) or measured (Studies 4 and 5) COVID-19 threat. Our results provide converging evidence that consumers positively evaluate products with authentic advertising messages under the COVID-19 threat. Consumers' motivation to lower their uncertainty underlies the effect of COVID-19 threat on their evaluation of authentic messages (Study 3). This attempt to reduce uncertainty is more likely to occur for consumers with relatively higher childhood socioeconomic status (Studies 4 and 5). These findings suggest that using authenticity appeals during a pandemic could effectively reduce consumers' perceived uncertainty and generate positive consumer evaluations.
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- Jooyoung Park
- Peking University HSBC Business SchoolShenzhenNanshanChina
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- Department of MarketingAuckland University of TechnologyAucklandNew Zealand
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- Department of MarketingAuckland University of TechnologyAucklandNew Zealand
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- School of Hotel & Tourism ManagementThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityKowloonHong Kong
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- Department of EntrepreneurshipESCP Business School—London CampusLondonUK
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- College of Business AdministrationRitsumeikan UniversityIbarakiOsakaJapan
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- School of MarketingCurtin UniversityBentleyWestern AustraliaAustralia
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- Department of Advertising & PRDongguk UniversitySeoulKorea
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- College of BusinessBryant UniversitySmithfieldRhode IslandUSA
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How ritual actions, symbolic meanings, and positive emotions enhance perceived control: A dual path way mechanism. ACTA PSYCHOLOGICA SINICA 2022. [DOI: 10.3724/sp.j.1041.2022.00054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Kaspar R, Wahl HW, Diehl M. Awareness of Age-Related Change as a Behavioral Determinant of Survival Time in Very Old Age. Front Psychol 2021; 12:727560. [PMID: 34650486 PMCID: PMC8505719 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.727560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Although research on the association between subjective views of aging (VOA) and survival is scarce, more negative VOA have been found to be associated with increased all-cause mortality, even after controlling for possible confounders. Longitudinal studies on the predictive association of VOA with survival in individuals aged 80 years or older are, however, very limited. Thus, the aim of this study was to link adults' awareness of age-related change (AARC), a multidimensional measure of adults' subjective VOA, to survival time across a 3.5-year observation interval in advanced old age. To put the AARC construct in context, the study also considered related psychosocial concepts (i.e., perceived control and appraisal of life) essential for coping with late-life challenges as potential behavioral predictors of longevity. Data came from a representative panel study that included persons living in community and institutional settings. A total of 1,863 interviews were conducted at wave 1. This study used meta-data from wave 2 fieldwork 2 years after the initial assessment and death records obtained during panel maintenance after 3.5 years to estimate determinants of survival. Results showed that loss-related VOA indicated increased risk to survival, whereas gain-related VOA were predictive of longer survival. Both perceived age-related losses and perceived age-related gains exerted a significant independent effect on late-life mortality over and above socio-demographic background characteristics, perceived control, engagement with life, as well as health status. These findings suggest that the multidimensional examination of very old adults' VOA may help to better understand successful longevity in the Fourth Age.
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- Roman Kaspar
- Cologne Center for Ethics, Rights, Economics, and Social Sciences of Health, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Network Aging Research of Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States
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Li A, Shaffer JA, Wang Z, Huang JL. Work-family conflict, perceived control, and health, family, and wealth: A 20-year study. JOURNAL OF VOCATIONAL BEHAVIOR 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2021.103562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Drewelies J, Eibich P, Düzel S, Kühn S, Krekel C, Goebel J, Kolbe J, Demuth I, Lindenberger U, Wagner GG, Gerstorf D. Location, Location, Location: The Role of Objective Neighborhood Characteristics for Perceptions of Control. Gerontology 2021; 68:214-223. [PMID: 34000719 DOI: 10.1159/000515634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Control beliefs can protect against age-related declines in functioning. It is unclear whether neighborhood characteristics shape how much control people perceive over their life. This article studies associations of neighborhood characteristics with control beliefs of residents of a diverse metropolitan area (Berlin, Germany). METHODS We combine self-report data about perceptions of control obtained from participants in the Berlin Aging Study II (N = 507, 60-87 years, 51% women) with multisource geo-referenced indicators of neighborhood characteristics using linear regression models. RESULTS Findings indicate that objective neighborhood characteristics (i.e., unemployment rate) are indeed tied to perceptions of control, in particular, how much control participants feel others have over their lives. Including neighborhood characteristics in part doubled the amount of explained variance compared with a reference model covarying for demographic characteristics only (from R2 = 0.017 to R2 = 0.030 for internal control beliefs; R2 = 0.056 to R2 = 0.102 for external control beliefs in chance; R2 = 0.006 to R2 = 0.030 for external control beliefs in powerful others). DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION Findings highlight the importance of access to neighborhood resources for control beliefs across old age and can inform interventions to build up neighborhood characteristics which might be especially helpful in residential areas with high unemployment.
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- Johanna Drewelies
- Department for Psychology, Humboldt University Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science, London School of Economics, London, UK
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- German Institute for Economic Research, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Economics and Law, Technical University, Berlin, Germany
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany
- Max Planck UCL Centre for Computational Psychiatry and Ageing Research, Berlin, Germany, and, London, UK
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- Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany
- German Institute for Economic Research, Berlin, Germany
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- Department for Psychology, Humboldt University Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- German Institute for Economic Research, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
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Jónsdóttir HL, Ruthig JC. A longitudinal study of the negative impact of falls on health, well-being, and survival in later life: the protective role of perceived control. Aging Ment Health 2021; 25:742-748. [PMID: 32081033 DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2020.1725736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Objectives: Falls can have detrimental effects on older adults' psychological well-being, physical health, and survival rates. However, certain psychosocial mediators may lessen the negative impact of suffering a fall on health and well-being. Perceived control is a psychosocial factor that was examined as a mediator of the falls - health and well-being relationship in the current study.Method: Participants were 232 community-dwelling older adults, age 68 or older who took part in a longitudinal study in 2008 and 2010 and completed measures of perceived control, self-rated health, health-care utilization, number of falls, depressive symptomology, and perceived stress. Survival was also tracked for seven years from 2008 through 2015.Results: Older adults who suffered a fall had poorer health and well-being two years later compared to those who did not suffer a fall. Perceived control mediated the negative impact of falls on subsequent health and well-being outcomes two years later. Among older adults who experienced a fall, higher levels of perceived control predicted better subsequent health and well-being. Suffering one or more falls also predicted less likelihood of survival seven years later, beyond the effects of age, gender, marital status, and education.Conclusion: Findings highlight the importance of assessing risk of falling and levels of perceived control in later life.
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- Harpa Lind Jónsdóttir
- Department of Psychology, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA.,Centre of Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland
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- Department of Psychology, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA
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Pedron S, Schmaderer K, Murawski M, Schwettmann L. The association between childhood socioeconomic status and adult health behavior: The role of locus of control. SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH 2021; 95:102521. [PMID: 33653585 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2020.102521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Revised: 11/20/2020] [Accepted: 12/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The socioeconomic environment in childhood is a powerful determinant for health behavior in adulthood, subsequently influencing health outcomes. However, the underlying mechanisms are insufficiently understood. This study assesses locus of control (LOC) as a mediator linking childhood socioeconomic status (SES) with health behavior (smoking, regular alcohol consumption, unhealthy diet and low physical activity). Drawing on a representative sample from Germany (SOEP), we investigated these relations using structural equations modelling. Results show that externally oriented LOC explains up to 6% of the relationship between childhood SES and health behavior in adulthood, independently from adult SES. Stratification indicates that these results hold in women but not in men, in younger and middle-aged individuals but not in older ones. Hence, control beliefs play a modest yet significant role in shaping the socioeconomic gradient in health behavior and might have far-reaching consequences on how morbidity and mortality arise and persist across generations.
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- Sara Pedron
- Institute of Health Economics and Health Care Management, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany; German Center for Diabetes Research, Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany; Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry, and Epidemiology (IBE), Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany; Pettenkofer School of Public Health, Munich, Germany.
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- Institute of Health Economics and Health Care Management, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Health Economics and Health Care Management, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany; IFT Institut für Therapieforschung, Leopoldstr. 175, 80804, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Health Economics and Health Care Management, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany; Department of Economics, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Große Steinstraße 73, 06108, Halle (Saale), Germany
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Turiano NA, Graham EK, Weston SJ, Booth T, Harrison F, James BD, Lewis NA, Makkar SR, Mueller S, Wisniewski KM, Zhaoyang R, Spiro A, Willis S, Schaie KW, Lipton RB, Katz M, Sliwinski M, Deary IJ, Zelinski EM, Bennett DA, Sachdev PS, Brodaty H, Trollor JN, Ames D, Wright MJ, Gerstorf D, Muniz-Terrera G, Piccinin AM, Hofer SM, Mroczek DK. Is Healthy Neuroticism Associated with Longevity? A Coordinated Integrative Data Analysis. COLLABRA. PSYCHOLOGY 2020; 6:33. [PMID: 33354648 PMCID: PMC7751763 DOI: 10.1525/collabra.268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Individual differences in the Big Five personality traits have emerged as predictors of health and longevity. Although there are robust protective effects for higher levels of conscientiousness, results are mixed for other personality traits. In particular, higher levels of neuroticism have significantly predicted an increased risk of mortality, no-risk at all, and even a reduced risk of dying. The current study hypothesizes that one potential reason for the discrepancy in these findings for neuroticism is that interactions among neuroticism and other key personality traits have largely been ignored. Thus, in the current study we focus on testing whether the personality traits neuroticism and conscientiousness interact to predict mortality. Specifically, we borrow from recent evidence of "healthy neuroticism" to explore whether higher levels of neuroticism are only a risk factor for increased mortality risk when conscientiousness levels are low. We conducted a pre-registered integrative data analysis using 12 different cohort studies (total N = 44,702). Although a consistent pattern emerged of higher levels of conscientiousness predicting a reduced hazard of dying, neuroticism did not show a consistent pattern of prediction. Moreover, no study provided statistical evidence of a neuroticism by conscientiousness interaction. The current findings do not support the idea that the combination of high conscientiousness and high neuroticism can be protective for longevity. Future work is needed to explore different protective factors that may buffer the negative effects of higher levels of neuroticism on health, as well as other behaviors and outcomes that may support the construct of healthy neuroticism.
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- Nicholas A. Turiano
- West Virginia University, Department of Psychology and the West Virginia Prevention Research Center, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Northwestern University, Department of Medical Social Sciences, Chicago, IL, USA
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- University of Oregon, Department of Psychology, Eugene, OR, USA
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- Centre for Cognitive Aging and Cognitive Epidemiology, Department of Psychology The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
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- The University of New South Wales, Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), Sydney NSW, Australia
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- The University of Victoria, Department of Psychology, Victoria, BC, Canada
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- The University of New South Wales, Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), Sydney NSW, Australia
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- Hamburg University, Berlin, Germany, Department of Psychology, Berlin, Germany
- Humboldt University Berlin, Germany, Department of Psychology, Berlin, Germany
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- University of Southern California, Department of Gerontology, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Center for Healthy Aging, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, USA
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- VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA
- Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- University of Washington, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Pennsylvania State University, Department of Human Development and Psychology, State College, PA, USA
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- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Center for Healthy Aging, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, USA
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- University of New South Wales, Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry, Sydney, Australia
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- The University of New South Wales, Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), Sydney NSW, Australia
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- The University of New South Wales, Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), Sydney NSW, Australia
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- The University of New South Wales, Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), Sydney NSW, Australia
- University of New South Wales, Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry, Sydney, Australia
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- University of Melbourne Academic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age and National Ageing Research Institute, Kew & Parkville, Australia
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- Humboldt University Berlin, Germany, Department of Psychology, Berlin, Germany
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- The University of Victoria, Department of Psychology, Victoria, BC, Canada
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- The University of Victoria, Department of Psychology, Victoria, BC, Canada
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- Northwestern University, Department of Medical Social Sciences, Chicago, IL, USA
- Northwestern University, Department of Psychology, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Psychology Department University of Cologne Cologne Germany
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Wang W, Zhou K, Yu Z, Li J. The Cost of Impression Management to Life Satisfaction: Sense of Control and Loneliness as Mediators. Psychol Res Behav Manag 2020; 13:407-417. [PMID: 32440240 PMCID: PMC7217460 DOI: 10.2147/prbm.s238344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Purpose Impression management, or self-presentation, prevails in our daily lives. However, whether it enhances or reduces individuals’ well-being remains underexplored. To fill this gap, the research proposed and tested the following hypotheses. Impression management is negatively related to life satisfaction. Impression management is negatively related to sense of control. Impression management is positively related to loneliness. Sense of control and loneliness mediate the relationship between impression management and life satisfaction. Methods Data were collected from an online survey of 243 Chinese adults drawn from a national sampling frame. We used LISREL8.8 to perform a series of CFAs to verify the distinctiveness of variables and conducted SEM modeling to test hypotheses. To further test the mediation hypotheses, we used bootstrapping procedures that generated a sample size of 5000. Results We found a negative association between impression management and life satisfaction. In addition, the association was fully mediated by sense of control and loneliness. Conclusion These results reveal that impression management is a negative indicator of life satisfaction because impression management impedes personal sense of control and elevates loneliness.
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- Wangshuai Wang
- School of Management, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- School of Management, Shanghai University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Li H, Song Y, Xie X. Altruistic or selfish? Responses when safety is threatened depend on childhood socioeconomic status. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.2651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- Haihong Li
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Behavior and Mental Health School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences Peking University Beijing China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Behavior and Mental Health School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences Peking University Beijing China
- Tencent Technology (Beijing) Company Limited Beijing China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Behavior and Mental Health School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences Peking University Beijing China
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AIMS Death ideation (thinking about/wishing for one's own death, thinking that one would be better off dead) is linked to an increased mortality risk. However, comparatively little is known about more general thoughts of death (GTOD) where no wish to die or life value is expressed. This study examined whether GTOD predicted mortality in a community-based cohort of older adults. METHODS Data came from the Komo-Ise cohort study in Gunma prefecture, Japan. The analytic sample comprised 8208 individuals (average age 61.3 (range 47-77)) who were asked in wave 2 of the study in 2000 if they had 'Thought about death more than usual, either your own, someone else's or death in general?' in the past 2 weeks. Death data were obtained from the municipal resident registration file. Cox proportional hazards regression analysis was used to examine associations. RESULTS During the follow-up period (2000-2008), there were 672 deaths. In a model adjusted for baseline covariates, GTOD were significantly associated with all-cause mortality (hazards ratio 1.66, 95% confidence interval 1.20-2.29). Stratified analyses showed an association between GTOD and mortality in men, older subjects (⩾70 years), married individuals and those with higher social support. CONCLUSIONS GTOD are associated with an increased mortality risk among older citizens in Japan. Research is now needed to determine the factors underlying this association and assess the clinical relevance of screening for GTOD in older individuals.
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Senan S, Msetfi RM, El Keshky M, Halbrook Y. The relationship between perception of control and mood: The intervening effect of cultural values in a Saudi Arabian sample. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0220509. [PMID: 31437160 PMCID: PMC6705794 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2019] [Accepted: 07/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The relationship between the constructs of perceived control and symptoms of mood disorders has been demonstrated. The current study evaluates cultural values both as an individual difference moderating variable and as one of the mechanisms through which the association between perceived control and mood disturbances may operate. The hypotheses were examined with a sample of 615 participants recruited in Saudi Arabia. Participants completed measures of perceived control, individualism and collectivism, and symptoms of depression and bipolar disorder. In general, the results supported a model in which higher levels of perceived control promote a less symptomatic mood state. In most cases, cultural values positively mediated the relationship between perceived control and mood disturbance with lower symptom levels predicted. However, when the components of perceived control were examined separately, high perceived mastery together with highly individualistic values predicted higher levels of bipolar symptoms. In this sample, there was less evidence of cultural values moderating the control–mood disturbance relationship. Only one moderator relationship was identified, which showed low control linking to higher symptom levels only in those who disagreed with individualistic values. Overall, our data are in agreement with the notion that pre-existing cultural values have an important effect on mood disorder symptoms.
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- Salha Senan
- Department of Psychology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Centre for Social Issues Research, Department of Psychology, University of Limerick, Limerick, Republic of Ireland
- Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Republic of Ireland
- Computational Psychopathology Research Group, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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- Centre for Social Issues Research, Department of Psychology, University of Limerick, Limerick, Republic of Ireland
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Curtis RG, Huxhold O, Windsor TD. Perceived Control and Social Activity in Midlife and Older Age: A Reciprocal Association? Findings From the German Ageing Survey. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2019; 73:807-815. [PMID: 27317692 DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbw070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2016] [Accepted: 06/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Objectives Perceived control may promote social activity in older adults because individuals with greater perceived control have greater confidence in their ability to achieve outcomes and are more likely to choose difficult activities, show persistence, and employ strategies to overcome challenges. Cross-sectional research has linked perceived control with social activity in life span and older adult samples but provides little insight into the direction of influence. We examined reciprocal associations between perceived control and social activity in order to establish temporal sequencing, which is one prerequisite for determining potential causation. Method Participants were 14,126 midlife and older adults from the German Ageing Survey. Using cross-lagged autoregressive modeling with age as the time metric (40-87 years), we examined reciprocal 3-year lagged associations between perceived control and social activity, while controlling for concurrent associations. Results Perceived control significantly predicted social activity 3 years later. Reciprocally, social activity significantly predicted perceived control 3 years later. The influence of perceived control on social activity was greater than the influence of social activity on perceived control. Discussion The finding that perceived control significantly predicts future social activity has potential implications for developing interventions aimed at promoting social activity in midlife and older adults.
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- Rachel G Curtis
- School of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- School of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Kusma B, Pietsch A, Riepenhof H, Haß S, Kuhn D, Fischer K, Nienhaus A. The Back College for nurses - an evaluation of intermediate effects. J Occup Med Toxicol 2019; 14:19. [PMID: 31249605 PMCID: PMC6584993 DOI: 10.1186/s12995-019-0239-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2018] [Accepted: 06/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Nursing staff and care workers run an increased risk of work related musculoskeletal disorders such as low back pain. The Institution for Statutory Accident Insurance and Prevention in the Health and Welfare Services (BGW) offers its insured persons the opportunity to participate in a three-week Back College with the aim of preventing them having to abandon their profession due to back problems. The aim of the study was to record the effectiveness and sustainability of the Back College on an intermediate basis (6 months). METHODS As part of a single-group pre-post measurement on three survey dates - at the start (T0) and end (T1) of rehabilitation and 6 months later (T2) - in 2013 all participants in the Back College at three locations were surveyed using a standard questionnaire. Wilcoxon signed-rank tests were performed to evaluate statistically significant changes. RESULTS For measurement dates T0 to T2 we had 570 complete datasets (response rate 70.81%). There was a significant decrease in reported back pain and the general state of health and quality of life index improved. Participants' emotional strain decreased and they showed an improved understanding of illness as well as of having acquired knowledge-based abilities and skills for dealing with the disease. After training, they recorded back-friendly behaviour in everyday life and opportunities to relieve strain on the spinal column were utilised at work more often. Participants' subjective assessment of their ability to work (Work Ability Index) improved. CONCLUSION The present study proved the intermediate effectiveness of the Back College curriculum. Whether these effects remain stable in the long term will be tested on the subsequent measurement date (T3, after 24 months).
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- Bianca Kusma
- Institution for Statutory Accident Insurance in the Health and Welfare Services, Pappelallee 35/37, 22089 Hamburg, Germany
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- BG Hospital Hamburg, Bergedorfer Straße 10, 21033 Hamburg, Germany
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- BG Hospital Hamburg, Bergedorfer Straße 10, 21033 Hamburg, Germany
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- BG Nordsee Reha-Klinik, Wohldweg 7, 25826 St. Peter-Ording, Germany
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- BG Hospital Bergmannstrost Halle, Merseburger Straße 165, 06112 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- BG Hospital Bergmannstrost Halle, Merseburger Straße 165, 06112 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Institution for Statutory Accident Insurance in the Health and Welfare Services, Pappelallee 35/37, 22089 Hamburg, Germany
- Competence Centre for Epidemiology and Health Services Research for Healthcare Professionals (CVcare), University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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Renaud J, Barker ET, Hendricks C, Putnick DL, Bornstein MH. The Developmental Origins and Future Implications of Dispositional Optimism in the Transition to Adulthood. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENT 2019; 43:221-230. [PMID: 31156285 PMCID: PMC6541423 DOI: 10.1177/0165025418820629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Despite the robust link between dispositional optimism and well-being across the lifespan, the developmental origins of dispositional optimism are unknown. Understanding the pathways that lead to greater optimism during the transition from adolescence into young adulthood may be important given that this stage of the life course involves the navigation of multiple simultaneous psychosocial demands. Maternal attachment security may contribute to greater optimism by promoting perceptions of internal control. Participants were 218 European American children (98 females; 120 males), who completed self-report measures across four waves. A path analysis tested the associations between maternal attachment security (ages 10 and 14), locus of control (age 14), dispositional optimism (ages 18 and 23), and psychological well-being (age 23). Tests of indirect effects showed that greater perceptions of internal control at age 14 mediated the association between age 10 maternal attachment security and age 18 dispositional optimism. Age 18 dispositional optimism mediated associations between age 14 internal control and age 23 psychological well-being. Maternal attachment security may promote dispositional optimism through a greater internal locus of control in adolescence. Given that optimism promotes well-being throughout the lifespan, identifying the pathways through which optimism develops may contribute to understanding how to promote well-being.
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- Jesse Renaud
- Department of Psychology and Centre for Research on Human Development, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Psychology and Centre for Research on Human Development, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Child and Family Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Child and Family Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Child and Family Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Examining characteristics of worry in relation to depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation and attempts. J Psychiatr Res 2018; 107:97-103. [PMID: 30384092 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2018.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Revised: 08/20/2018] [Accepted: 10/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Pathological worry is defined as worry that is excessive, pervasive, and uncontrollable. Although pathological worry is related to depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation, less is understood about what specific features of worry confer risk for these mental health conditions. The current study examined associations between four characteristics of worry-frequency, duration, controllability, and content-and self-reported symptoms of depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and lifetime suicide attempts. METHODS A sample of 548 community participants (53.6% female, 45.4% male, 0.5% transgender male, 0.2% transgender female, and 0.2% gender non-binary), aged 19-98 years (M = 36.54, SD = 12.33), was recruited via Amazon's MTurk and completed a battery of self-report questionnaires online. RESULTS Results indicated that controllability of worry was uniquely associated with depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation above and beyond other characteristics of worry, demographic variables, negative affect, and future-oriented repetitive thinking. Lifetime suicide attempts were found non-significant to these mental health outcomes. Frequency of worry was also positively related to depression. LIMITATIONS This study utilized a cross-sectional design with exclusive self-report measures. CONCLUSIONS Overall, these findings suggest that controllability of one's thoughts may be a key transdiagnostic factor that confers risk for a variety of psychopathology-related concerns. Clinical relevance includes identifying potential risk factors for varying psychopathology. Future research should examine relationships between worry controllability and anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, and attempts, within clinical samples and utilizing a variety of methodologies.
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The impact of people with disabilities choosing their services on quality of life outcomes. Disabil Health J 2018; 12:187-194. [PMID: 30527886 DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2018.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2018] [Revised: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 11/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND In recognition of the importance of services and supports that are defined and chosen by the recipient with disabilities, there has been a shift toward person-centered services. Quality person-centered services not only aim to ensure people have control over their own lives, but also to improve individually defined outcomes. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to explore the relationships between people with disabilities (PWD) choosing their services and their quality of life (QOL). METHODS We had two main research questions: 1) what factors predict PWD choosing their services - who was most/least likely to choose their services?; and, 2) how does choosing their services impact the QOL of PWD? To examine these questions, we analyzed Personal Outcome Measures® interviews from approximately 1100 PWD. RESULTS Our findings have revealed that when PWD are able to choose their services, the impact can be widespread. CONCLUSIONS By ensuring PWD are able to choose their services, organizations are not only facilitating self-determination, but, ultimately, improving PWD's QOL.
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Mapping developmental changes in perceived parent–adolescent relationship quality throughout middle school and high school. Dev Psychopathol 2018; 31:1541-1556. [DOI: 10.1017/s0954579418001219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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AbstractThis study examined changes in adolescents’ perceived relationship quality with mothers and fathers from middle school to high school, gender differences, and associated mental health consequences using longitudinal data from the New England Study of Suburban Youth cohort (n = 262, 48% female) with annual assessments (Grades 6–12). For both parents, alienation increased, and trust and communication decreased from middle school to high school, with greater changes among girls. Overall, closeness to mothers was higher than with fathers. Girls, compared to boys, perceived more trust and communication and similar levels of alienation with mothers at Grade 6. Girls perceived stronger increases in alienation from both parents and stronger declines in trust with mothers during middle school. Increasing alienation from both parents and less trust with mothers at Grade 6 was associated with higher levels of anxiety at Grade 12. Less trust with both parents at Grade 6 and increasing alienation and decreasing trust with mothers in high school were associated with higher levels of depressive symptoms at Grade 12. Overall, girls reported having higher levels of anxiety at Grade 12 compared to boys. Findings on the course of the quality of parent–adolescent relationships over time are discussed in terms of implications for more targeted research and interventions.
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Chipperfield JG, Perry RP, Pekrun R, Hamm JM, Lang FR. Paradoxical Effects of Perceived Control on Survival. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2018; 73:1166-1174. [PMID: 28204798 PMCID: PMC6146758 DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbx002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2016] [Accepted: 01/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objectives Appraising health as controllable is typically thought to be adaptive, but recent evidence suggests the paradoxical possibility that perceived control (PC) can be detrimental. We considered the premise that high PC should have a survival benefit when it is part of an adaptive mindset involving high value (importance) for health, but it might be detrimental when it is part of a mindset comprised of low health value (HV). In addition, we examined whether the survival consequences of PC and HV vary with advancing age. Method Interviews were conducted with a heterogeneous sample of community-dwelling adults (n = 341; 72-99 years) to assess appraisals of control and value in the domain of health. Mortality data were obtained over 12 years from a provincial health registry. Results Both age and HV moderated the PC effect on mortality. The predicted beneficial and detrimental PC effects emerged at younger ages: higher PC predicted longer survival times when health was highly valued but shorter survival times when health was less highly valued. Discussion These findings deepen the knowledge regarding the conditions under which PC is or is not adaptive, suggesting the consequences depend on age and the extent to which health is valued.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Munich, Germany
- Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, Australian Catholic University, Sydney, Australia
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- Institute of Psychogerontology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
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Maggio C, Soubelet A. Stratégies de contrôle adaptatives au fil de l’âge adulte et rôle des ressources cognitives dans leur déploiement. PSYCHOLOGIE FRANCAISE 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.psfr.2017.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Bangerter LR, Heid AR, Abbott K, Van Haitsma K. Honoring the Everyday Preferences of Nursing Home Residents: Perceived Choice and Satisfaction With Care. THE GERONTOLOGIST 2018; 57:479-486. [PMID: 26874190 DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnv697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2015] [Accepted: 10/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Purpose of the Study The nursing home (NH) culture change movement advocates for residents to be able to make choices about important aspects of their care. This study seeks to understand NH residents' perceptions of choice that they have in the care they receive while in the NH setting. We examine the association between residents' perceived choice and satisfaction with care preferences being met using a mixed methods approach. Design and Methods Using the Preferences of Everyday Living Inventory, cognitive interviews were completed with 39 NH residents which resulted in a total of 600 item-level ratings of residents' perceived choice and satisfaction and corresponding open-ended comments on choice. Results Quantitative findings revealed a significant Pearson correlation between residents' perceived choice and satisfaction (r = .47, p < .001). Participants' responses of free choice were linked to significantly higher ratings of satisfaction compared to no choice and some choice. Responses of some choice were associated with significantly higher ratings of satisfaction than the no choice group. Open-ended comments provided greater depth in understanding regarding how residents perceive the level of choice in fulfilling their preferences. Implications This study establishes a positive association between NH residents' perceived choice and feelings of satisfaction with their care preferences being met. Offering choices that are deemed favorable or solicited from NH residents is a fundamental step toward increasing resident satisfaction with NH care.
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- Lauren R Bangerter
- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park
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- The New Jersey Institute for Successful Aging, Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford
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- The Department of Sociology and Gerontology, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
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Psychometric Validation of the Mandarin Version Control Attitudes Scale-Revised Questionnaire in Taiwanese Patients With Heart Failure. J Cardiovasc Nurs 2018. [DOI: 10.1097/jcn.0000000000000431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Assari S. Unequal Gain of Equal Resources across Racial Groups. Int J Health Policy Manag 2018; 7:1-9. [PMID: 29325397 PMCID: PMC5745862 DOI: 10.15171/ijhpm.2017.90] [Citation(s) in RCA: 257] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2016] [Accepted: 07/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The health effects of economic resources (eg, education, employment, and living place) and psychological assets (eg, self-efficacy, perceived control over life, anger control, and emotions) are well-known. This article summarizes the results of a growing body of evidence documenting Blacks’ diminished return, defined as a systematically smaller health gain from economic resources and psychological assets for Blacks in comparison to Whites. Due to structural barriers that Blacks face in their daily lives, the very same resources and assets generate smaller health gain for Blacks compared to Whites. Even in the presence of equal access to resources and assets, such unequal health gain constantly generates a racial health gap between Blacks and Whites in the United States. In this paper, a number of public policies are recommended based on these findings. First and foremost, public policies should not merely focus on equalizing access to resources and assets, but also reduce the societal and structural barriers that hinder Blacks. Policy solutions should aim to reduce various manifestations of structural racism including but not limited to differential pay, residential segregation, lower quality of education, and crime in Black and urban communities. As income was not found to follow the same pattern demonstrated for other resources and assets (ie, income generated similar decline in risk of mortality for Whites and Blacks), policies that enforce equal income and increase minimum wage for marginalized populations are essential. Improving quality of education of youth and employability of young adults will enable Blacks to compete for high paying jobs. Policies that reduce racism and discrimination in the labor market are also needed. Without such policies, it will be very difficult, if not impossible, to eliminate the sustained racial health gap in the United States.
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- Shervin Assari
- Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture and Health (CRECH), School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation (IHPI), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Whites but Not Blacks Gain Life Expectancy from Social Contacts. Behav Sci (Basel) 2017; 7:bs7040068. [PMID: 29035330 PMCID: PMC5746677 DOI: 10.3390/bs7040068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2017] [Revised: 08/31/2017] [Accepted: 09/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background. Recent research suggests that the health gain from economic resources and psychological assets may be systematically larger for Whites than Blacks. Aim. This study aimed to assess whether the life expectancy gain associated with social contacts over a long follow up differs for Blacks and Whites. Methods. Data came from the Americans’ Changing Lives (ACL) Study, 1986–2011. The sample was a nationally representative sample of American adults 25 and older, who were followed for up to 25 years (n = 3361). Outcome was all-cause mortality. The main predictor was social contacts defined as number of regular visits with friends, relatives, and neighbors. Baseline demographics (age and gender), socioeconomic status (education, income, and employment), health behaviors (smoking and drinking), and health (chronic medical conditions, obesity, and depressive symptoms) were controlled. Race was the focal moderator. Cox proportional hazard models were used in the pooled sample and based on race. Results. More social contacts predicted higher life expectancy in the pooled sample. A significant interaction was found between race and social contacts, suggesting that the protective effect of more social contacts is smaller for Blacks than Whites. In stratified models, more social contacts predicted an increased life expectancy for Whites but not Blacks. Conclusion. Social contacts increase life expectancy for White but not Black Americans. This study introduces social contacts as another social resource that differentially affects health of Whites and Blacks.
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Curtis RG, Windsor TD, Luszcz MA. Perceived Control Moderates the Effects of Functional Limitation on Older Adults' Social Activity: Findings From the Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2017; 72:571-581. [PMID: 26424833 PMCID: PMC5926994 DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbv088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2015] [Accepted: 09/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Research has shown that functional limitation is related to reduced social activity in older adults; however, individuals with high perceived control have greater confidence in their ability to achieve outcomes and are more likely to show persistence and employ strategies to overcome challenges. The aim of this study was to examine whether perceived control protects against the negative effects of functional limitation on older adults' social activity. METHOD Participants were 835 older adults aged 69 to 103 years at baseline from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Multilevel modeling was used to examine baseline and within-person change in functional limitation and perceived control as predictors of 18-year trajectories of social activity. RESULTS An interaction between baseline functional limitation and perceived control indicated that having greater functional limitation was associated with less social activity and greater decline over time for those with lower perceived control, but not for those with higher control. Within-person change in functional limitation was not reliably associated with social activity. DISCUSSION This study highlights the importance of perceived control as a protective psychological resource and may have implications for developing interventions aimed at enabling older adults to maintain their social activity as they experience functional decline.
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- School of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- School of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- School of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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de Vries AM, Schulz T, Westerhuis R, Navis GJ, Niesing J, Ranchor AV, Schroevers MJ. Goal disturbance changes pre/post-renal transplantation are related to changes in distress. Br J Health Psychol 2017; 22:524-541. [PMID: 28544010 DOI: 10.1111/bjhp.12243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2016] [Revised: 04/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Renal transplantation (RTx) is considered the treatment of choice for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) given its association with lower mortality, and improved overall quality of life and psychological functioning compared to dialysis. However, much less is known about which factors underlie these psychological improvements across RTx. Goal theory suggests that experienced disturbances in important goals are related to lower psychological functioning. This study aimed to (1) identify the most disturbed and most important goals for patients before RTx, (2) to examine changes in goal disturbance and goal importance pre/post-RTx, and (3) to examine whether changes in goal disturbance are associated with changes in psychological distress over time, and whether this relationship is mediated by changes in perceived control. METHODS In this longitudinal study, 220 patients completed questionnaires before and after RTx, including questionnaires to assess goals (GOALS questionnaire), psychological distress (GHQ-12), and perceived control (Mastery scale). RESULTS End-stage renal disease affected both general and disease-specific goals. Approximately 30% of the patients indicated to experience high or very high disturbance before transplantation. Goal disturbance generally decreased significantly pre- to post-RTx, whereas goal importance did not change significantly pre- to post-RTx. No mediation effect of perceived control was found. Instead, both changes in goal disturbance and perceived control showed independent effects on changes in distress. CONCLUSIONS Intervention strategies targeting attainable and realistic goal setting, and perceived control in RTx recipients who do not benefit optimally from RTx, might enhance psychological functioning in this population. Statement of contribution What is already known on this subject? Kidney transplantation improves patients' psychological functioning. Experienced disturbances in important life goals are related to lower psychological functioning in chronic illness. What does this study add? Goal disturbance decreases after renal transplantation, and this is related to a decrease in distress over time. Perceived control does not mediate the relationship between goal disturbance and distress pre/post-transplantation. Changes in perceived control have an additional main effect on changes in distress.
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- Alicia M de Vries
- Department of Health Psychology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Psychology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Health Psychology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Psychology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
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Nicolaisen M, Moum T, Thorsen K. Mastery and Depressive Symptoms: How Does Mastery Influence the Impact of Stressors From Midlife to Old Age? J Aging Health 2017; 30:1084-1107. [PMID: 28553818 DOI: 10.1177/0898264317705782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this research is to study depressive symptoms (DS) among adults aged 40 to 79 years and examine how mastery influences the impact of sociodemographic, socioeconomic, and health factors on DS. METHOD We used a sample of the Norwegian Life Course, Generation, and Gender (LOGG) study ( N = 6,879) and analyzed how mastery influences the independent variables on DS via regression analyses. RESULTS Mastery affected DS directly and influenced the effects of sociodemographic, socioeconomic, and health factors on DS. There was a stronger relationship between stressors and DS among respondents with low than high mastery. DS were most prevalent among people aged 70 to 79 years. When mastery was also controlled for, the oldest group (70-79 years) had significantly fewer DS than those aged 40 to 49 years. DISCUSSION The influence of mastery and stressors on DS seems to vary along the life span. The result that mastery was a relatively stronger buffer against DS in midlife than in old age is discussed.
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- Magnhild Nicolaisen
- 1 Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Ageing and Health, Vestfold Hospital Trust, Norway.,2 Department of Geriatric Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Norway
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- 3 Department of Behavioural Sciences, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of medicine,University of Oslo, Norway
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- 1 Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Ageing and Health, Vestfold Hospital Trust, Norway.,2 Department of Geriatric Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Norway
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Parents' adjustment following the death of their child: Resilience is multidimensional and differs across outcomes examined. JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN PERSONALITY 2017; 68:38-53. [PMID: 29104326 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2017.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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We examine whether the previously reported commonness of resilience to significant adversity extends to parents' death of a child. To examine our research questions, we apply growth mixture models to longitudinal data from 461 parents in the HILDA study who had experienced child loss. The proportion of parents manifesting resilience were 44%, 56%, 21%, 32%, and 16% for life satisfaction, negative affect, positive affect, general health, and physical functioning, respectively. Only 5% were resilient across all five indices, whereas 28% did not show a resilient trajectory across all outcomes. Social connectedness, anticipating comfort when distressed, and everyday role functioning were the strongest predictors of resilient adaptation. Findings underscore that resilience is not a unidimensional construct.
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Parisi JM, Gross AL, Marsiske M, Willis SL, Rebok GW. Control beliefs and cognition over a 10-year period: Findings from the ACTIVE trial. Psychol Aging 2017; 32:69-75. [PMID: 28182498 DOI: 10.1037/pag0000147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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We examined two facets of control beliefs and cognition over 10 years within the Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly study. Intellectual Self-Efficacy decreased (β = -0.32 units/year; SE = 0.03) and Concern About Intellectual Aging increased (β = 0.26 units/year; SE = 0.02) over time, with older age being the only predictor of increases in Concern About Intellectual Aging. Although baseline cognitive performance was related to control beliefs over time, the reverse was not supported. Findings were not altered by participation in the ACTIVE training programs, suggesting the need for including intervention components that lead to long-term maintenance or improvements in such beliefs. (PsycINFO Database Record
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- Jeanine M Parisi
- Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, University of Washington
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- Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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Duan-Porter W, Hastings SN, Neelon B, Van Houtven CH. Control beliefs and risk for 4-year mortality in older adults: a prospective cohort study. BMC Geriatr 2017; 17:13. [PMID: 28077089 PMCID: PMC5225633 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-016-0390-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2016] [Accepted: 12/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Control beliefs are important psychological factors that likely contribute to heterogeneity in health outcomes for older adults. We evaluated whether control beliefs are associated with risk for 4-year mortality, after accounting for established "classic" biomedical risk factors. We also determined if an enhanced risk model with control beliefs improved identification of individuals with low vs. high mortality risk. METHODS We used nationally representative data from the Health and Retirement Study (2006-2012) for adults 50 years or older in 2006 (n = 7313) or 2008 (n = 6301). We assessed baseline perceived global control (measured as 2 dimensions-"constraints" and "mastery"), and health-specific control. We also obtained baseline data for 12 established biomedical risk factors of 4-year mortality: age, sex, 4 medical conditions (diabetes mellitus, cancer, lung disease and heart failure), body mass index less than 25 kg/m2, smoking, and 4 functional difficulties (with bathing, managing finances, walking several blocks and pushing or pulling heavy objects). Deaths within 4 years of follow-up were determined through interviews with respondents' family and the National Death Index. RESULTS After accounting for classic biomedical risk factors, perceived constraints were significantly associated with higher mortality risk (third quartile scores odds ratio [OR] 1.37, 95% CI 1.03-1.81; fourth quartile scores OR 1.45, 95% CI, 1.09-1.92), while health-specific control was significantly associated with lower risk (OR 0.69-0.78 for scores above first quartile). Higher perceived mastery scores were not consistently associated with decreased risk. The enhanced model with control beliefs found an additional 3.5% of participants (n = 222) with low predicted risk of 4-year mortality (i.e., 4% or less); observed mortality for these individuals was 1.8% during follow-up. Compared with participants predicted to have low mortality risk only by the classic biomedical model, individuals identified by only the enhanced model were older, had higher educational status, higher income, and higher prevalence of diabetes mellitus and cancer. CONCLUSION Control beliefs were significantly associated with risk for 4-year mortality; accounting for these factors improved identification of low-risk individuals. More work is needed to determine how assessment of control beliefs could enable targeting of clinical interventions to support at-risk older adults.
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- Wei Duan-Porter
- Minneapolis VA Health Services Research and Development, One Veterans Dr, Minneapolis, MN 55417 USA
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- Durham VA Health Services Research and Development, Durham, NC USA
- Durham VA Geriatrics Resarch, Education, and Clinical Center, Durham, NC USA
- Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC USA
- Duke University Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Durham, NC USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences,Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC USA
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- Durham VA Geriatrics Resarch, Education, and Clinical Center, Durham, NC USA
- Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC USA
- Duke University Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Durham, NC USA
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Abstract
AbstractSocioeconomic differences in behaviour are pervasive and well documented, but their causes are not yet well understood. Here, we make the case that a cluster of behaviours is associated with lower socioeconomic status (SES), which we call “the behavioural constellation of deprivation.” We propose that the relatively limited control associated with lower SES curtails the extent to which people can expect to realise deferred rewards, leading to more present-oriented behaviour in a range of domains. We illustrate this idea using the specific factor of extrinsic mortality risk, an important factor in evolutionary theoretical models. We emphasise the idea that the present-oriented behaviours of the constellation are a contextually appropriate response to structural and ecological factors rather than a pathology or a failure of willpower. We highlight some principles from evolutionary theoretical models that can deepen our understanding of how socioeconomic inequalities can become amplified and embedded. These principles are that (1) small initial disparities can lead to larger eventual inequalities, (2) feedback loops can embed early-life circumstances, (3) constraints can breed further constraints, and (4) feedback loops can operate over generations. We discuss some of the mechanisms by which SES may influence behaviour. We then review how the contextually appropriate response perspective that we have outlined fits with other findings about control and temporal discounting. Finally, we discuss the implications of this interpretation for research and policy.
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