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Explaining age differences in women's emotional well-being
— the role of subjective experiences of aging | | Author(s) | Anne E Barrett, Erica L Toothman |
| Journal title | Journal of Women and Aging, vol 28, nos 4-6, July-December 2016 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, July-December 2016 |
| Pages | pp 285-296 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Older women ; Age groups [elderly] ; Middle aged ; Adults ; Well being ; Comparison ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The authors examine explanations for the "paradox" of older women's better emotional well-being compared with younger women. They consider the role of subjective experiences of ageing in a society that devalues older women. Using a sample of 872 women from the National Survey of Midlife Development in the United States (1995-1996 and 2004-2006), they examine the role of five components of the subjective experience of ageing in explaining older women's better emotional well-being compared with younger women: age identity, conceptions of the timing of middle age, ageing attitudes, ageing anxieties and self-assessed physiological changes. They find that, compared with women aged 50-54, those aged 35-39 report lower positive affect, and those 25-49 report higher negative affect. These patterns are partially explained by younger women's greater anxiety about declines in health and attractiveness, and older women's more youthful identities. This study underscores the value of considering the implications of our ageist and sexist society for women's emotional well-being across adulthood. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170120201 A |
| Classmark | BD: BB: SE: SD: D:F:5HH: 48: 7T |
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