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| Examination of a theoretical model of psychological resilience in older age | | Author(s) | Gill Windle, David A Markland, Robert T Woods |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 12, no 3, May 2008 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis, May 2008 |
| Pages | pp 285-292 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Adjustment ; Competence ; Personality ; Well being ; Evaluation. |
| Annotation | This is one of seven articles in this issue of Aging & Mental Health on the theme "Promoting mental health in later life". It integrates a number of theoretical perspectives and examines the concept of psychological resilience in older age. Drawing on the literature, it is hypothesised that an overarching construct - resilience - accounts for the functioning of a number of psychological resources (self-esteem, personal competence and control). The factorial validity of the resources as indicators of resilience is tested using confirmatory factor analysis. The analyses focus on previously unexplored survey data drawn from a representative sample of 1847 people aged 50-90 in England, Wales and Scotland. The results find that a common factor (a higher-order model) provides the best explanation of the relationship between the resources, demonstrating an important first account for developing further work on the concept. Exploring what might form the basis of resilience from a psychological perspective enables a deeper understanding of why some individuals can remain positive to difficult circumstances, particularly some of the challenges of ageing. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-081124201 A |
| Classmark | DR: DPB: DK: D:F:5HH: 4C |
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