Lower subjective life expectancy in later life is a risk factor for posttraumatic stress symptoms among trauma survivors.

Avidor, Sharon; Palgi, Yuval; Solomon, Zahava

doi:10.1037/tra0000182

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“…As mentioned, however, contrary to our hypothesis we did not find a significant association between exposure to combat and ATOA. Thus, we were not able to replicate the findings of similar studies that found a direct link between outcomes related to subjective aging and previous trauma, such as subjective age or future orientation and the trauma of war captivity (i.e., Avidor et al, 2017). Differences in subjective aging in the present sample, then, need to be explored in terms of personal predispositions, or vulnerabilities, such as attachment insecurities (i.e., Kadir & Bifulco, 2013).…”

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The longitudinal associations between attitudes to aging and attachment insecurities among combat veterans.

Avidor

Lahav

Solomon

2021

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

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The longitudinal associations between attitudes to aging and attachment insecurities among combat veterans.

Avidor

Lahav

Solomon

2021

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

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“…These findings are in line with previous studies on SNtD and other concepts of subjective time left to live, pointing to the buffering and moderating effect that these notions have when coping with trauma (i.e., Avidor et al, 2017Avidor et al, , 2021. As these studies suggest, a more expansive sense of one's time horizons in the context of trauma may be beneficial as it could indicate the existence of resources and a maintenance of a sense of vitality, which has not been effaced in the shadow of trauma and even PTSS.…”

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“…As these studies suggest, a more expansive sense of one's time horizons in the context of trauma may be beneficial as it could indicate the existence of resources and a maintenance of a sense of vitality, which has not been effaced in the shadow of trauma and even PTSS. Thus, a longer sense of time left to live may indicate that in spite of being traumatised, one's sense of the future remains relatively long and intact, with favourable outcomes for one's mental health, as has been seen in previous studies (Avidor et al, 2017(Avidor et al, , 2021Palgi, 2016). The current findings, therefore, add to that body of knowledge revealing that SNtD also interacts with PTSS for predicting hope 1 year later.…”

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Reclaiming hope: Subjective nearness to death as a moderator between posttraumatic stress symptoms and hope among older adults

2023

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Perceiving one's remaining time until death, can serve as a source of resilience when faced with adversity in the second half of life. The current work is based on a prospective study and examines whether subjective nearness‐to‐death (SNtD) moderates the association between posttraumatic‐stress symptoms (PTSS) and hope among adults in the second half of life. The first wave was conducted after the end of a military conflict in the south of Israel, and included 170 participants (M = 66.61, SD = 9.16; age range 51–91), 115 of whom also participated in Wave 2. Participants filled out self‐reported questionnaires regarding background information, PTSS, SNtD and hope. A moderation effect was found, revealing that high levels of PTSS predicted lower levels of hope among those who felt close to their death, but not among those who felt far from their death. We suggest that one's evaluation of little time remaining to live, especially in old age, may be a significant factor exacerbating the negative consequences of PTSS on hope. The importance of the results to the research field is discussed.

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“…For example, several studies identified heightened loneliness, social stressors, and malnutrition during the corona virus disease 2019 pandemic as contributors to older subjective age ( Schorr et al, 2021 ; Terracciano et al, 2021 ). Adverse social contexts, such as those resulting from armed conflict or natural disasters, exacerbate individual stressors that may accelerate aging ( Avidor et al, 2017 ; Epel, 2004 ; Shrira et al, 2011 ). Accordingly, theories of subjective age can be enriched through analyses of populations that have endured diverse and often severe stressors of armed conflict in their lifetimes.…”

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War-Related Life Course Stress and Late-Life Subjective Age in Northern Vietnam

Korinek,

Young,

Schmidt

et al. 2024

Innovation in Aging

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Background and Objectives The role of early life stressors in subjective aging is weakly understood, especially in low- to middle-income countries. This paper investigated how early life stressors encountered in armed conflict influence subjective age among Vietnamese older adults who experienced war over decades of their early life. Research Design and Methods We analyzed survey data from the 2018 Vietnam Health and Aging Study involving 2,447 Vietnamese older adults who encountered diverse war-related stressors in early adulthood. The analytical sample (N=2,341) included 50.9% women and 49.1% men, with an average age of 69.8. 41.1% are military veterans. We conducted survey-adjusted multinomial logistic regression analyses with mediation to predict the probability of feeling younger or older than one’s chronological age. We examined how childhood adversity (i.e., childhood hunger and low parental SES) and wartime stressors (i.e., war-related violence, malevolent environment, and military service) influenced late-life subjective age, both directly and as mediated by late-life mental, functional, and physical health. Results We found significant associations between early adulthood war-related stressors and subjective age. Formal military service significantly lessened the relative risk of feeling subjectively old, and more plentiful wartime violence exposures significantly increased the risk of feeling younger than one’s chronological age. Violence exposure’s effects were both direct and indirect through functional and mental health. Conversely, greater exposure to wartime malevolent conditions (e.g., shortages of clean water and evacuations) and multiple episodes of severe hunger in childhood increased the risk of feeling older, effects both direct and mediated by late-life functional and mental health. Discussion and Implications Results suggest wartime stressors, especially war’s malevolent environments and severe childhood hunger, experienced in many conflict-affected populations globally, have the potential to subjectively ‘age’ survivors. Yet, not all war exposures are equal, and some may yield psychological and socioeconomic resources that support healthy aging.

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Lower subjective life expectancy in later life is a risk factor for posttraumatic stress symptoms among trauma survivors.

Cited by 13 publications

References 35 publications

The longitudinal associations between attitudes to aging and attachment insecurities among combat veterans.

The longitudinal associations between attitudes to aging and attachment insecurities among combat veterans.

Reclaiming hope: Subjective nearness to death as a moderator between posttraumatic stress symptoms and hope among older adults

War-Related Life Course Stress and Late-Life Subjective Age in Northern Vietnam

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