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| Subjective residual life expectancy in health self-regulation | | Author(s) | Jochen P Ziegelmann, Sonia Lippke, Ralf Schwarzer |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 61B, no 4, July 2006 |
| Pages | pp P195-P201 |
| Source | http://www.geron.org |
| Keywords | Exercise ; Discharged patients ; Cognitive processes ; Health [elderly] ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Longevity ; Longitudinal surveys ; Germany. |
| Annotation | Applying socioemotional selectivity theory to the domain of health, the authors examined the interplay of social-cognitive predictors of physical exercise in two groups of people who perceived their remaining lifetime as either expansive or limited (based on subjective longevity ratings). 370 individuals who were prescribed physical exercise were assessed at discharge from orthopaedic rehabilitation, and 6 and 12 months later. Multi-group structured equation modelling showed differences in latent means, interrelations of predictors, and amount of explained variance. Those who perceived their time as limited reported a less favourable profile on socio-cognitive variables and less exercise goal attainment. The authors give first insights on how health self-regulation differs in these groups, and discuss avenues for intervention based on socioemotional selectivity theory. In contrast to chronological age, subjective life expectancy can be targeted by interventions. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070504217 A |
| Classmark | CEA: LFD: DA: CC: F: BGA: 3J: 767 |
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