TitleLiving with chronic health conditions: age differences in affective well-being.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2007
AuthorsPiazza, JR, Charles, ST, Almeida, DM
JournalJ Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci
Volume62
Issue6
PaginationP313-21
Date Published2007 Nov
ISSN1079-5014
KeywordsAdult, Affect, Age Factors, Aged, Chronic Disease, Female, Health Status, Humans, Life Change Events, Male, Middle Aged, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires
Abstract

<p>The current study examined age differences in affective well-being and reactivity to daily stressors among people varying in health status. Participants (N = 3,493), aged 25 to 74 years, reported global affective well-being in the Midlife Development in the United States survey, and a subset (n = 983) reported their affective reactivity to stressors across eight consecutive evenings in the National Study of Daily Experiences. Across groups of people varying in number of chronic conditions, older adults reported higher levels of global affective well-being and lower levels of affective reactivity than did younger adults, with one exception. Among people reporting four or more chronic conditions, older adults were just as reactive to daily stressors as were younger adults.</p>

DOI10.1093/geronb/62.6.p313
Alternate JournalJ Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci
PubMed ID18079415
Grant ListR01-AG19239 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
R01-AG23845 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States