TY - JOUR
T1 - Distinctive Late-Life challenges
T2 - Implications for coping and well-being
AU - Kling, Kristen C.
AU - Seltzer, Marsha Mailick
AU - Ryff, Carol D.
PY - 1997/6
Y1 - 1997/6
N2 - Two distinctive late-life challenges, community relocation and caring for an adult child with mental retardation, were studied to determine their influence on coping and well-being. These challenges differ in terms of their normativeness, duration, and whether they were expected. Data from 2 ongoing longitudinal studies (N = 449) were used to test the hypotheses that women experiencing residential relocation would report higher well-being and use problem-focused coping more frequently than women with long-term caregiving responsibilities. As predicted, more positive changes in well-being across time were reported by the relocation sample, which also showed more problem-focused coping. Women in the caregiving sample, however, showed stronger relationships between coping and well-being, underscoring possible gains in expertise that accompany challenges of lengthy duration.
AB - Two distinctive late-life challenges, community relocation and caring for an adult child with mental retardation, were studied to determine their influence on coping and well-being. These challenges differ in terms of their normativeness, duration, and whether they were expected. Data from 2 ongoing longitudinal studies (N = 449) were used to test the hypotheses that women experiencing residential relocation would report higher well-being and use problem-focused coping more frequently than women with long-term caregiving responsibilities. As predicted, more positive changes in well-being across time were reported by the relocation sample, which also showed more problem-focused coping. Women in the caregiving sample, however, showed stronger relationships between coping and well-being, underscoring possible gains in expertise that accompany challenges of lengthy duration.
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U2 - 10.1037/0882-7974.12.2.288
DO - 10.1037/0882-7974.12.2.288
M3 - Article
C2 - 9189989
AN - SCOPUS:0030982732
SN - 0882-7974
VL - 12
SP - 288
EP - 295
JO - Psychology and aging
JF - Psychology and aging
IS - 2
ER -