Turner, Shelbie G and Witzel, Dakota D and Stawski, Robert S and Hooker, Karen (2023) How Do Marital Transitions Affect Self-Perceptions of Aging? Research on Aging, 45 (3-4). pp. 374-384. DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275221113219
Turner, Shelbie G and Witzel, Dakota D and Stawski, Robert S and Hooker, Karen (2023) How Do Marital Transitions Affect Self-Perceptions of Aging? Research on Aging, 45 (3-4). pp. 374-384. DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275221113219
Turner, Shelbie G and Witzel, Dakota D and Stawski, Robert S and Hooker, Karen (2023) How Do Marital Transitions Affect Self-Perceptions of Aging? Research on Aging, 45 (3-4). pp. 374-384. DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275221113219
Abstract
Objectives We analyzed whether marital status and experiences of marital loss or gain were associated with self-perceptions of aging (SPA), a major psychosocial mechanism of healthy aging. Method We used data from 7028 participants of the Health and Retirement Study. Participants reported their marital status and their positive and negative SPA on two occasions 4 years apart. We ran general linear models to analyze differences in SPA between men and women who remained married, became divorced or widowed, or remarried following divorce or widowhood. Results Participants who experienced marital loss had lower positive SPA than participants who remained marred. Participants who experienced marital gain had lower negative SPA than participants who remained married. None of the associations differed between men and women. Discussion Results suggest that it may not be marital status itself, but rather the transition into or out of marriage, that impacts how people appraise their own aging.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | marriage, divorce, widowhood, self-perceptions of aging |
Divisions: | Faculty of Science and Health Faculty of Science and Health > Health and Social Care, School of |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 12 Jul 2022 13:08 |
Last Modified: | 07 Aug 2024 20:16 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/33143 |
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