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| Moderating effects of psychosocial attributes on the association between risk factors and disability in later life | | Author(s) | Y Jang, W E Haley, J A Mortimer |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 7, no 3, May 2003 |
| Pages | pp 163-170 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Social characteristics [elderly] ; Mental health [elderly] ; At risk ; Physical disabilities ; Correlation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The particular focus of this study is how neuroticism and social resources (social network, received support, and satisfaction with support) modify the linkages between risk factors and disability. The main and moderating effects were empirically tested using a sample of 444 cognitively intact community-dwelling older people in Florida (mean age 72.3). The likelihood of disability increased with advancing age, more chronic conditions, higher levels of neuroticism, more received support, and less satisfaction with support. In addition to the main effects, neuroticism and received support interacted with age and chronic conditions, strengthening the association between risk factors and disability. Results suggest that personality and social support deserve greater attention as factors that can alter the disability process. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030806209 A |
| Classmark | F: D: CA3: BN: 49: 7T |
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