The Importance of the Self-Concept and Coping Responses in Explaining Physical Health Status and Depression among Older Women
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12797779 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marilyn J Essex (0000-0002-5480-1554, University of Wisconsin–Madison, corresponding author), Marjorie H Klein (University of Wisconsin–Madison) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 327-348 |
| Publication date | 1989-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Aging and Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1552-6887 • E-ISSN: 0898-2643 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/089826438900100304 |
| OpenAlex | W2058360945 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 24 |
This study examined a model specifying the links among the physical, functional, and subjective components of physical health status and depression among older women, and assessed the effects of the self-concept (i.e., health confidence and self-esteem) and coping responses (i.e., direct action, positive cognitive, and passive cognitive coping) at each point in the model. Based on cross-sectional interview data with 274 older women, a series of regression analyses indicated that the self-concept and coping responses were significantly involved at each step of the health process but that the specific effects of the self-concept were different earlier than later in the model. Earlier in the model, self-esteem and physical health status indirectly influenced subsequent health status through their effects on health confidence and the cognitive coping responses. At the final point in the model, physical health status continued to operate indirectly through health confidence and the cognitive coping responses, however, health confidence and positive cognitive coping responses then directly affected self-esteem which, together with health confidence, subsequently had direct negative effects on depression. These results were interpreted within a social psychological framework that incorporated self-concept theory with cognitive theories of depression
Cognition · Confidence interval · Coping (psychology · Developmental psychology · Psychiatry · Self-concept · Self-esteem · Social support · Aging and Gerontology Research · Clinical Psychology · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Medicine · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Relationship of subjective and objective social status with psychological and physiological functioning
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Social Networks, Social Support, and Self-Ratings of Health among the Elderly
Associations with Changes in Level of Functional Ability. Results from a Follow-up Survey at Two and a Half Years of People Aged 85 Years and Over at Baseline Interview
Self-Esteem and its Sources
Reliability and Validity Assessment
Society and the Adolescent Self-Image
Self-Reported Physical Health Among Aged Adults
Coping with chronic illness
Psychosocial stress
Social Breakdown and Competence
Downward comparison principles in social psychology
Applications of Social Science to Clinical Medicine and Health Policy
The Stress Process
An Analysis of Coping in a Middle-Aged Community Sample
Protective Function of Resources Related to Life Events, Global Stress, and Depression in Older Adults
The Structure of Coping
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 1991 - 2001 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |