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The predicament of time near the end of life
— time perspective trajectories of life satisfaction among the old-old | | Author(s) | Yuval Palgi, Dov Shmotkin |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 14, no 5, July 2010 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis, July 2010 |
| Pages | pp 577-586 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Life satisfaction ; Longitudinal surveys ; Israel. |
| Annotation | The present study investigated time perspective in old-old age as embodied in trajectories of life satisfaction ratings that individuals attribute to their past, present, and anticipated future. The authors hypothesised that these trajectories represent diverse strategies of coping with old age with a sample of 164 participants (mean age 91.9, SD = 4.3) who survived the third wave of the Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Ageing Study (CALAS) in Israel. The findings indicate four groups: three with distinctive trajectories of life satisfaction - equilibrated, descending, and no-future, along with an unreported trajectory group. The equilibrated trajectory group exhibited the highest functioning on central markers of adaptation (indicating depressive symptoms, self-rated health, and physical performance). The descending and the no-future trajectories were found to be moderately effective strategies. The unreported trajectory presented the lowest level of functioning. The findings revealed the adaptive roles of time-related perspective on life in old-old people. This perspective reflects a variety of rudimentary trajectories that constitute a time-based module of well-being along the continuum of one's life story. The study suggests that the diverse trajectories relate to essential domains of functioning. Practitioners and therapists may profit from assessing the time perspective of the old-old and directing it into more adaptive trajectories. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100927217 A |
| Classmark | F:5HH: 3J: 7H6 |
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