What matters, and what matters most, for change in life satisfaction in the oldest-old? A study over 6 years among individuals 80

Anne Ingeborg Berg; Lesa Hoffman; Linda Björk Hassing; Gerald E McClearn; Boo Johansson

doi:10.1080/13607860802342227

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What matters, and what matters most, for change in life satisfaction in the oldest-old? A study over 6 years among individuals 80

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What matters, and what matters most, for change in life satisfaction in the oldest-old? A study over 6 years among individuals 80

Anne Ingeborg Berg, Lesa Hoffman, Linda Björk Hassing, Gerald E McClearn and Boo Johansson

Aging & Mental Health, Vol.13(2), pp.191-201

03/01/2009

DOI: 10.1080/13607860802342227

PMID: 19347686

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Objectives: The study investigates whether markers of life satisfaction identified in a cross-sectional study-quality of social network, self-rated health, depressive symptoms, locus of control and widowhood, in addition to financial satisfaction and the personality traits of extraversion and neuroticism-predict change in life satisfaction (LSI-Z) across four measurement occasions during a 6-year period in individuals aged 80+. Method: Data were drawn from the Swedish OCTO-Twin-study of individuals aged 80 and older. Results: Growth curve analysis showed a relatively consistent significant linear decline in life satisfaction, but certain markers predicted change in life satisfaction. The loss of spouse, in particular in men, and higher levels of depressive symptoms were related to lower levels of life satisfaction over time. Conclusion: The results from the study question the notion of a life-long stability of life satisfaction.

life satisfaction

longitudinal

depressive symptoms

oldest-old

widowhood

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Title: Subtitle: What matters, and what matters most, for change in life satisfaction in the oldest-old? A study over 6 years among individuals 80
Creators: Anne Ingeborg Berg - University of Gothenburg
Lesa Hoffman - Department of Psychology , University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Linda Björk Hassing - Department of Psychology , University of Gothenburg
Gerald E McClearn - Center for Developmental and Health Genetics
Boo Johansson - Department of Psychology , University of Gothenburg
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Aging & Mental Health, Vol.13(2), pp.191-201
DOI: 10.1080/13607860802342227
PMID: 19347686
NLM abbreviation: Aging Ment Health
ISSN: 1360-7863
eISSN: 1364-6915
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Date published: 03/01/2009
Academic Unit: Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
Record Identifier: 9983993488002771

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