Finding the light at the end of the tunnel: Age differences in the relation between internal states terms and coping with potential threats to self

Memory ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Koenig Styers ◽  
Lynne Baker-Ward
Keyword(s):  
Age Differences ◽  
Internal States ◽  
Threats To Self ◽  
And Coping

scholarly journals THE MANY FORMS OF AGEISM: AGE DIFFERENCES IN EXPERIENCE TYPE, EMOTIONAL IMPACT, AND COPING STRATEGIES

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. 614-615
Author(s):  
M Horhota ◽  
A L Chasteen ◽  
J J Crumley-Branyon
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Age Differences ◽  
Emotional Impact ◽  
The Many ◽  
And Coping

scholarly journals Moment-to-moment interaction between affectivity and coping behaviours in bipolar disorder and the role of cognitive appraisals

BJPsych Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Hoi-ting Leung ◽  
Suzanne Ho-wai So ◽  
Nate Tsz-Kit Kwok ◽  
Iris Hoi-ching Ng ◽  
Pui-shuen Chan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bipolar Disorder ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Cognitive Appraisals ◽  
Affective States ◽  
Multilevel Regression ◽  
Affective Symptoms ◽  
Internal States ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Coping Behaviours

Background Individuals with bipolar disorder respond to affective symptoms with a range of coping behaviours, which may further maintain the symptoms. Aims To examine moment-to-moment dynamics between affective states and coping behaviours, and to evaluate the role of cognitive appraisals of internal states as moderators. Method Forty-six individuals with bipolar disorder completed a clinical interview and an experience sampling assessment over 6 days. Time-lagged analyses were conducted by multilevel regression modelling. Results A total of 1807 momentary entries were analysed. Negative affect predicted an increase in rumination at the subsequent time point (β = 0.21, s.e. = 0.08, P = 0.009, 95% CI 0.05–0.36), and vice versa (β = 0.03, s.e. = 0.01, P = 0.009, 95% CI 0.01–0.05). Positive affect predicted an increase in adaptive coping (β = 0.26, s.e. = 0.11, P = 0.018, 95% CI 0.04–0.47), and vice versa (β = 0.02, s.e. = 0.01, P = 0.019, 95% CI 0.00–0.03). Positive affect also predicted a decrease in rumination (β = −0.15, s.e. = 0.06, P = 0.014, 95% CI −0.26 to −0.03), and vice versa (β = −0.03, s.e. = 0.01, P = 0.016, 95% CI −0.06 to −0.01). Extreme cognitive appraisals predicted stronger associations between affective states and coping behaviours. Conclusions Feedback loops between affective states and coping behaviours were revealed in the daily life of individuals with bipolar disorder, which were moderated by extreme cognitive appraisals. Declaration of interest None.

Age Differences in the Relation Between Controllability and Coping

1987 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 497-501 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Blanchard-Fields ◽  
S. L. Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Age Differences ◽  
And Coping

Aging and Loneliness

2007 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 187-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise C. Hawkley ◽  
John T. Cacioppo
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Age Differences ◽  
Stress Responses ◽  
Physiological Stress ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
Stress Exposure ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
And Coping

Levels of loneliness are relatively stable across most of adult life, but correlates of loneliness show age differences. We review evidence of age differences in associations between loneliness and individual differences in health behaviors, stress exposure, physiological stress responses, appraisal and coping, and restorative processes. The effects of each of these pathways endow loneliness with the capacity to accelerate the rate of physiological decline with age. Additional research across the lifespan is required to understand the nature of accrued loneliness effects on health behavior and physiology in the short and long term.

scholarly journals Age Differences in Stress and Coping: Problem-Focused Strategies Mediate the Relationship Between Age and Positive Affect

2017 ◽  
Vol 86 (4) ◽  
pp. 347-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yiwei Chen ◽  
Yisheng Peng ◽  
Huanzhen Xu ◽  
William H. O’Brien
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Age Differences ◽  
The Past ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Mediation Hypothesis ◽  
And Coping ◽  
The Relationship

The present study examined the different types of stressors experienced by adults of different ages, their coping strategies, and positive/negative affect. A mediation hypothesis of coping strategies was tested on the relationships between age and positive/negative affect. One-hundred and ninety-six community-dwelling adults (age range 18–89 years) reported the most stressful situation they experienced in the past month and coping strategies. Levels of positive and negative affect in the past month were also measured. Content analysis revealed age differences in different types of stressors adults reported. Three types of coping strategies were found: problem-focused, positive emotion-focused, and negative emotion-focused coping. Older adults were less likely than younger adults to use problem-focused coping and reported lower levels of positive affect. Path analysis supported the mediation hypothesis, showing that problem-focused coping mediated the relationship between age and positive affect. Implications are discussed on the importance of promoting problem-focused coping among older adults.

scholarly journals Worry and Depression in the Old and Young: Differences and Mediating Factors

2014 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 279-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucy Armstrong ◽  
Viviana M. Wuthrich ◽  
Ashleigh Knight ◽  
Richard Joiner
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Age Differences ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Younger Adults ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Negative Thinking ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Age Range

Objective: This study examined whether differences in habitual negative self-thinking and coping strategies might contribute to the age differences in worry and depression. Method: 60 undergraduate students (age range: 18–24 years, M = 19.10, SD = 1.3) and 45 community-dwelling older adults (age range: 60–89 years, M = 73.5, SD = 7.5) participated. Participants completed self-report measures of worry, depression, negative self-thinking, and coping styles. Results: We replicated previous findings that older adults were less worried and less depressed than younger adults. Older adults also reported engaging in less habitual negative thinking and using more problem solving as a coping strategy than younger adults. Furthermore, negative self-thinking and problem-solving skills were found to partially mediate age differences in worry and fully mediate depression scores. Conclusions: These results suggest that habitual negative thinking and problem-solving skills play a role in explaining the lower rates of worry and depression in older populations.

scholarly journals Reactive, Agentic, Apathetic, or Challenged? Aging, Emotion, and Coping During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathaniel A Young ◽  
Christian E Waugh ◽  
Alyssa R Minton ◽  
Susan T Charles ◽  
Claudia M Haase ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Age Differences ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Emotional Experiences ◽  
Younger Adults ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Design And Methods

Abstract Background and Objectives Advanced age is generally associated with improved emotional well-being, but the COVID-19 pandemic unleashed a global stressor that gravely threatened the physical well-being and ostensibly challenged the emotional well-being of older adults disproportionately. The current study investigated differences in emotional experiences and coping strategies between younger and older adults during the pandemic, and whether these differences were accounted for by age differences in appraisal of the pandemic. Research Design and Methods We asked younger (n = 181) and older adult (n = 176) participants to report their stress, appraisals the pandemic, emotions, and the ways in which they were coping with the pandemic. Results Results indicated that older adults experienced less stress and less negative affect and used greater problem-focused coping and less avoidant coping in response to the pandemic than younger adults. Further, age differences in affect and coping were partially accounted for by age differences in appraisals of the pandemic. Discussion and Implications Despite their objectively higher risk of illness and death due to the pandemic, older adults experienced less negative affect and used more agentic coping strategies than younger adults.

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