Assimilative and accommodative coping in older adults with and without sensory impairment: four-year change and prospective relations with affective well-being
Objectives: Sensory impaired older adults may be particularly dependent on coping strategies such as assimilation (or tenacious goal pursuit [TGP]) and accommodation (or flexible goal adjustment [FGA]) to secure high levels of well-being. We investigated if late-life changes in these coping strategi...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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2019
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Aging & mental health
Year: 2018, Volume: 23, Issue: 9, Pages: 1255-1262 |
| ISSN: | 1364-6915 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13607863.2018.1479833 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2018.1479833 Verlag, Volltext: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13607863.2018.1479833 
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| Author Notes: | Markus Wettstein, Hans-Werner Wahl and Vera Heyl |
| Summary: | Objectives: Sensory impaired older adults may be particularly dependent on coping strategies such as assimilation (or tenacious goal pursuit [TGP]) and accommodation (or flexible goal adjustment [FGA]) to secure high levels of well-being. We investigated if late-life changes in these coping strategies and prospective associations of TGP and FGA with affective well-being vary according to sensory impairment status. - Method: Our study sample consisted of 387 adults aged 72-95 years (M ¼ 82.50 years, SD ¼4.71 years) who were either visually impaired (VI; n ¼ 121), hearing impaired (HI; n ¼ 116), or sensory unimpaired (UI; n ¼ 150). One hundred sixty-eight individuals were reassessed after approximately 4 years. - Results: Both VI and HI revealed a decrease in TGP, whereas TGP remained stable in UI. For FGA, a significant increase in HI was observed, whereas a significant decline emerged in UI. Controlling for age, gender, and cognitive abilities, higher TGP at baseline was significantly associated with higher negative affect 4 years later in VI. Moreover, the positive association between baseline FGA and subsequent positive affect was stronger in HI than in UI older adults. - Conclusion: Our findings suggest that older adults with sensory impairments reveal trajectories of assimilative and accommodative coping and associations of TGP and FGA with affective well-being that are different from sensory unimpaired individuals. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 10.01.2020 Published online: 08 Nov 2018 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1364-6915 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13607863.2018.1479833 |