Age, Perceptions of Mattering, and Allostatic Load
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12798246 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Taylor (0000-0002-9269-3144, Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA, corresponding author), Michael J Mcfarland (0000-0001-8793-3169, Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA), Dawn C Carr, Dawn Carr (0000-0003-1091-1759, Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 1830-1849 |
| Publication date | 2018-09-05 |
| 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 | 10.1177/0898264318795805 |
| PMID | 30182793 |
| OpenAlex | W2890603534 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 42 |
Objectives: Engagement in close personal ties has been shown to reduce risk for morbidity and mortality. In this study, we assess the extent to which one dimension of social relationships, mattering to others, conditions the positive relationship between age and allostatic load (AL). We do so to test the assumption that age-related declines in health are less prominent among those with high levels of mattering. Method: Poisson regression models were estimated using data from the Nashville Stress and Health Study (NSAHS). The NSAHS is a community-based study of 1,026 African American and White study participants, aged 22 to 69 years, residing in Davidson County, Tennessee. Results: Analyses revealed that mattering conditioned or modified the relationship between age and AL. Specifically, we found that AL increases with age and this increase was significantly greater among those with moderate or low perceptions of mattering to others. Discussion: This study confirms that perceptions of mattering to one's significant others are inversely related to physical health problems. This is so because mattering captures the positive and protective aspects of these relationships
Allostatic load · Developmental psychology · Perception · Social support · Sociology · Aging and Gerontology Research · Demography · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology
An Introduction, Review, and Conceptual Analysis of Mattering as an Essential Construct and an Essential Way of Life
The role of living kin in later-life survival
Mattering in the Pews and Beyond
The relationship between social media use and mattering for U.S. older adults
Working Only for the Weekend? How Workplace Social Connections Impact Workers’ Sense of Mattering and Mental Health
Anti-mattering mediates the relationship between social-responsibility misalignments and mental health problems in young people
Mattering, Insecure Attachment, Rumination, and Self-Criticism in Distress Among University Students
Mattering in the community
Sources of Mattering for Women and Men
Mattering to God and to the Congregation
Family embeddedness and older adult mortality in the United States
Belief in Divine Support and Sense of Mattering
Does Religious Service Attendance Condition the Link between Relationship Status and Mattering to Others? Evidence From the United States during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Varying Beliefs in God and the Self-Concepts of Mattering and Dignity in a US Sample
Stress and the Individual
Social Ties and Susceptibility to the Common Cold
Stata Tip 87
Sampling the Stress Universe
Aging and Loneliness
Social and Emotional Aging
Do I Matter? Construct validation of adolescents' perceived mattering to parents and friends
Age differences in allostatic load
Attachment and mental and physical health
Social Relationships and Mortality Risk
International Physical Activity Questionnaire
Social Relationships and Health
A Social Model for Health Promotion for an Aging Population
Understanding Health Disparities
Social Relationships, Gender, and Allostatic Load Across Two Age Cohorts
Understanding the Relative Importance of Positive and Negative Social Exchanges
Age-Related Differences in Cardiovascular Reactivity During Acute Psychological Stress in Men and Women
The Relation of Volunteering and Subsequent Changes in Physical Disability in Older Adults
Mattering and Suicide Ideation
Role-Identity Salience, Purpose and Meaning in Life, and Well-Being among Volunteers
Life course epidemiology
Weathering” and Age Patterns of Allostatic Load Scores Among Blacks and Whites in the United States
Perception of Mattering and Suicide Ideation in the Australian Working Population
Taking time seriously
The Convoy Model
From social integration to health
A Longitudinal Study of the Role and Significance of Mattering to Others for Depressive Symptoms
Mechanisms Linking Social Ties and Support to Physical and Mental Health
Health Benefits of Volunteering in the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study
Personal Resources and Depression in the Transition to Adulthood
The Social Significance of Religious Resources in the Prediction of Mattering to Others
| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2.33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |