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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Hoppmann, Christiane A
• Infurna, Frank J
• Ram, Nilam
• Gerstorf, Denis

Titel

Associations Among Individuals’ Perceptions of Future Time, Individual Resources, and Subjective Well-Being in Old Age

Ist Teil von

• The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences, 2017-05, Vol.72 (3), p.388-399

Ort / Verlag

US: Oxford University Press

Erscheinungsjahr

2017

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Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Abstract Objectives: Perceptions of future time are of key interest to aging research because of their implications for subjective well-being. Interestingly, perceptions about future time are only moderately associated with age when looking at the second half of life, pointing to a vast heterogeneity in future time perceptions among older adults. We examine associations between future time perceptions, age, and subjective well-being across two studies, including moderations by individual resources. Method: Using data from the Berlin Aging Study (N = 516; Mage = 85 years), we link one operationalization (subjective nearness to death) and age to subjective well-being. Using Health and Retirement Study data (N = 2,596; Mage = 77 years), we examine associations of another future time perception indicator (subjective future life expectancy) and age with subjective well-being. Results: Consistent across studies, perceptions of limited time left were associated with poorer subjective well-being (lower life satisfaction and positive affect; more negative affect and depressive symptoms). Importantly, individual resources moderated future time perception—subjective well-being associations with those of better health exhibiting reduced future time perception—subjective well-being associations. Discussion: We discuss our findings in the context of the Model of Strength and Vulnerability Integration.