Associations of Psychological, Functional, and Biological Factors with Age Changes in the Self-Perceived Health of Old Persons

Lučanin, Jasminka Despot; Lučanin, Damir

doi:10.1024/1662-9647/a000063

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“…Moreover, given that the relationships between T 0 self-rated health and T FU Agreeableness and Conscientiousness did not remain significant when controlling for covariates, it seems that the relationship between self-rated health and later personality is – unlike the one between physician-rated health and personality – to some extent spurious. Among the covariates, particularly depression may have acted as a “common cause” by influencing both self-rated health (Despot Lucanin & Lucanin, 2012; Pinquart, 2001; Schnittker, 2005; Spuling, Wurm, Tesch-Römer, & Huxhold, 2015) as well as personality change (Klein et al, 2011) over time. Indeed, we found that depression was the covariate which exhibited strongest associations with both personality traits and health measures, and adjusting only for demographic variables attenuated the personality-health cross-lagged relationships to a lesser extent than additionally adjusting for depression and cognitive abilities.…”

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12-Year Associations of Health with Personality in the Second Half of Life

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Abstract. We examined longitudinal associations between personality, objective (physician-rated) and self-rated health over 12 years in two German cohorts (midlife cohort, born 1950/52, nT0 = 502; late-life cohort, born 1930/32, nT0 = 500) from the Interdisciplinary Longitudinal Study of Adult Development (ILSE). Based on cross-lagged panel design analyses controlling for sex, education, depression, and cognitive abilities, we found that after 12 years better baseline objective health predicted lower Neuroticism and higher Agreeableness, whereas baseline Extraversion and Conscientiousness were positive predictors of later self-rated health. Our findings thus illustrate that the direction of longitudinal personality-health associations is dependent on whether objective or self-rated health is considered, whereas relations do not seem to be considerably different in midlife vs. in old age.

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12-Year Associations of Health with Personality in the Second Half of Life

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“…Previous research in Croatia explored the effect of war on older persons in the period of immediate banishment during the Croatian War of Independence (Despot Lučanin, 1991, 1993; Ajduković, 1993; Havelka et al ., 1995) and the effect of war and war-inflicted losses on the QoL of older people in the post-war period (Babić-Banaszak et al ., 2002; Poredoš and Ivanec, 2004). However, so far there has been no research which shows a long-term effect of war and war-related experiences on ageing, longevity and the QoL of very old persons in Croatia.…”

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The lasting impact of war experiences on quality of life in long-lived retirement homes residents: The birth cohort 1906–1928

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Only a few studies have been conducted so far on the long-term impact of war. We investigated whether a life-long impact of the war experiences could be detected in advanced-agers who have successfully overcome all life's challenges. The participants in this study were oldest-old (80+ years) residents of retirement homes in Zagreb (Croatia), who were divided into two groups – ‘war-exposed’ and ‘not-exposed’ – according to their direct war experience (First World War, Second World War, Croatian Homeland War). Within this 1906–1928 birth cohort, a higher percentage of participants with war experiences reached extreme longevity (95+ years). We found no significant difference (p < 0.01) between the two groups concerning demographic and socio-economic characteristics, their life satisfaction, their self-rated current health and functional ability status. Despite numerous similarities, several traits related to life-history, current quality of life, attitudes and reflections distinguish the group of participants with direct war experience. The kind of war involvement – active military service, imprisonment in concentration camps or prisons, forced migration due to war and war-related death of close family members – stretched through various aspects of the life-history features, quality of life and attitudes. It differed for men and women, so it is no wonder that the significance pattern in the two genders mostly seems mutually exclusive. Socio-economic situations strongly differed by gender and according to the kind of war exposure, amplifying the differences within the ‘war-exposed’ group in terms of the life-long impact of wars on their lives. Therefore, we could claim that the war experiences were not the same for everybody, and that they had lasting consequences on the lifecourse of persons who directly faced war-related events. The results also point to the high resilience capacity as a common feature among persons who survived direct exposure to at least two wars and yet survived to exceptionally old age.

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“…W tested social support using an adapted version of the Social Support Scale (Despot Lučanin, 1997). The scale uses three items to examine three types of support: companionship, emotional and instrumental support, regarding two sources separately: a) family members and b) friends and neighbors.…”

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Lifestyle Factors, Psychosocial Resources, and Mental Health in Older People

Tucak Junaković,

Nekić,

Šimić

2024

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There are numerous risk/protective factors for developing mental disorders in older people. This study examined the contribution of lifestyle (physical activity, sedentary behavior, smoking habits, and alcohol consumption) and psychosocial resources (optimism, resilience, social support, and frequency of social contacts) to older people’s mental health. We conducted the study on a community-dwelling sample of 780 persons (58% women) aged 65–98 from different geographical regions of the Republic of Croatia. We administered the questionnaires, including relevant instruments, individually. We found no differences in mental health regarding smoking habits. On the other hand, individuals who consumed alcohol had better mental health than those who did not drink alcohol, primarily because of gender differences in alcohol consumption and mental health. Physical activity was significantly positively associated with mental health. The regression analysis results showed that psychological resources (optimism and resilience) were significantly better predictors of mental health than lifestyle factors and social resources. The study’s results emphasize the importance of psychological resources as protective factors for older people’s mental health.

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Associations of Psychological, Functional, and Biological Factors with Age Changes in the Self-Perceived Health of Old Persons

Cited by 10 publications

References 21 publications

12-Year Associations of Health with Personality in the Second Half of Life

12-Year Associations of Health with Personality in the Second Half of Life

The lasting impact of war experiences on quality of life in long-lived retirement homes residents: The birth cohort 1906–1928

Lifestyle Factors, Psychosocial Resources, and Mental Health in Older People

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