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Short-Term Buffers, but Long-Term Suffers? Differential Effects of Negative Self-Perceptions of Aging Following Serious Health Events

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ID12440769
AuthorsJulia K Wolff (0000-0003-4834-6898, German Centre of Gerontology, corresponding author), Benjamin Schüz (0000-0002-0801-498X, University of Tasmania), Jochen P Ziegelmann (German Centre of Gerontology), Lisa Marie Warner (0000-0003-4138-6141, German Centre of Gerontology), Wurm (0000-0001-6924-8299, German Centre of Gerontology), Susanne Wurm
Year2015
Volume72
Issue3
Pagesgbv058-gbv058
Publication date2015-10-06
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journals of Gerontology Series B (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1079-5014 • E-ISSN: 1758-5368
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/geronb/gbv058
PMID26443013
OpenAlexW2179400882
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited27

People with more negative self-perceptions of aging may be mentally prepared for health events or may have habituated to health declines. Individuals with more positive self-perceptions, in contrast, may invest a lot in coping efforts immediately after the health event. Similarities to research on unrealistic optimism are discussed

Differential (mechanical device · Perception · Physics · Term (time · Aging and Gerontology Research · Medicine · Neuroscience · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology

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