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| Content and function of the self-definition in old and very old age | | Author(s) | Alexandra M Freund, Jacqui Smith |
| Journal title | The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological sciences and social sciences, vol 54B, no 1, January 1999 |
| Pages | pp P55-P67 |
| Keywords | Over 70s ; Attitude ; Emotions ; Well being ; Germany. |
| Annotation | Spontaneous self-definition was investigated in a heterogeneous sample of 526 participants of the Berlin Ageing Study (BASE), aged between 70 and 103 years. The content of the self-definition revealed that old and very old persons view themselves as active and present-oriented. The self-definition also reflected an inward orientation, and central themes of life-review, health, and family. Participants generated more positive than negative evaluations in their self-definitions, but the ratio of positive to negative evaluations was less favourable for the oldest old (aged 85+) than that of those aged 70 to 84 years. Older people with more health-related constraints reported fewer and less rich self-defining domains. Multifacetedness, however, did not buffer against the negative effect of low functional capacity on subjective well-being. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990423006 A |
| Classmark | BBK: DP: DL: D:F:5HH: 767 |
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