Adaptive Potential, Stress, and Natural Killer Cell Activity in Older Adults
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12798781 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shiraz I Mishra (0000-0002-4783-0939, University of California, Irvine, corresponding author), Carolyn M Aldwin (0000-0002-7461-5126, University of California, Davis), Benjamin N Colby (University of California, Irvine), Ronald S Oseas (Humana Children's Hospital, Las Vegas) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 368-385 |
| Publication date | 1991-08-01 |
| 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 | 10.1177/089826439100300304 |
| OpenAlex | W2083120951 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 34 |
The authors examined the relationship among psychosocial vulnerability (stress) and resilience (adaptive potential) factors and three outcome measures, self-reported physical symptoms, positive and negative affect, and natural killer cell activity in 39 male and female older adults residing in a retirement community (mean age = 73.5). Although life events were directly related to physical health symptoms, both perceived stress and adaptive potential were significantly associated with positive and negative affect. There was a tendency for adaptive potential to buffer the effect of perceived stress on negative affect. However, natural killer cell activity was not significantly related to any psychosocial vulnerability and resilience factors in this small sample. Implications for studying the effects of stress on health in older adults are discussed
Adaptive capacity · Affect (linguistics · Biology · Psychiatry · Psychological resilience · Psychosocial · Stressor · Vulnerability (computing · Clinical Psychology · Health, psychology, and well-being · Medicine · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology · Ecology · Gerontology
The structure of psychological well-being
Relationship of physical health status and health practices
Live Events, Stress, and Illness
Foundations of behavioral research
Psychosocial Modifiers of Immunocompetence in Medical Students
Life Change Stress, Psychiatric Symptoms, and Natural Killer Cell Activity
Urinary Cortisol Levels, Cellular Immunocompetency, and Loneliness in Psychiatric Inpatients
The Influence of the Psyche and the Brain on Immunity and Disease Susceptibility
The "disease-prone personality"
The "disease-prone personality"
Stressful Life Events
Stressful life events, personality, and health
Methodological Issues in Estimating Main and Interactive Effects
A Global Measure of Perceived Stress
Well-Being
Adaptive potential, stress, and illness in the elderly
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.03 |
| Citation span | 1994 - 1994 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |