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Anne J Dutt1, Hans-Werner Wahl2, Fiona S Rupprecht1
1Department of Psychological Aging Research, Heidelberg University.
Abstract:
Recent evidence suggests that the longitudinal association between subjective aging experiences, that is, the way people perceive and evaluate their aging process, and well-being-related developmental outcomes depends on individual differences. We investigated the moderating role of two processing strategies, that is, mindfulness and negative repetitive thought (RT), for the association between subjective aging experiences and depressive symptoms in middle and old adulthood. Analyses were based on two measurements covering a 4.5-year interval (Time 1: 2012, N = 423; age range = 40-98 years; Time 2: 2017, N = 299; age range = 44-92 years). Subjective aging experiences were operationalized as awareness of age-related gains and losses. Data were analyzed by means of a latent change score model based on a structural equation modeling approach. Mindfulness buffered the harmful effect of high levels of awareness of age-related losses on change in depressive symptoms. Conversely, negative RT exacerbated the detrimental effect of high levels of awareness of age-related losses and low levels of awareness of age-related gains on change in depressive symptoms. With regard to the interplay between awareness of age-related gains and mindfulness, effects were less robust, although the direction of findings was consistent with theoretical considerations. Effects were comparable across middle-aged and older adults. Subjective aging experiences are not operating in isolation, but always need to be considered in the context of the way individuals are cognitively dealing with them. (PsycINFO Database Record
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