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Associations Among Individuals’ Perceptions of Future Time, Individual Resources, and Subjective Well-Being in Old Age

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  • Christiane A. Hoppmann
  • Frank J. Infurna
  • Nilam Ram
  • Denis Gerstorf

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Objectives:Perceptions of future time are of key interest to aging research because of their implications for subjective well-being. Interestingly, perceptions about future time are only moderately associated with age when looking at the second half of life, pointing to a vast heterogeneity in future time perceptions among older adults. We examine associations between future time perceptions, age, and subjective well-being across two studies, including moderations by individual resources.Method:Using data from the Berlin Aging Study (N = 516; Mage = 85 years), we link one operationalization (subjective nearness to death) and age to subjective well-being. Using Health and Retirement Study data (N = 2,596; Mage = 77 years), we examine associations of another future time perception indicator (subjective future life expectancy) and age with subjective well-being.Results:Consistent across studies, perceptions of limited time left were associated with poorer subjective well-being (lower life satisfaction and positive affect; more negative affect and depressive symptoms). Importantly, individual resources moderated future time perception—subjective well-being associations with those of better health exhibiting reduced future time perception—subjective well-being associations.Discussion:We discuss our findings in the context of the Model of Strength and Vulnerability Integration.

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  • Christiane A. Hoppmann & Frank J. Infurna & Nilam Ram & Denis Gerstorf, 2017. "Associations Among Individuals’ Perceptions of Future Time, Individual Resources, and Subjective Well-Being in Old Age," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 72(3), pages 388-399.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:geronb:v:72:y:2017:i:3:p:388-399.
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    1. Lindsay M. Pitzer & C. S. Bergeman, 2014. "Synchrony in Affect Among Stressed Adults: The Notre Dame Widowhood Study," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 69(1), pages 29-39.
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    1. Anne J. Dutt & Hans-Werner Wahl, 2019. "Future time perspective and general self-efficacy mediate the association between awareness of age-related losses and depressive symptoms," European Journal of Ageing, Springer, vol. 16(2), pages 227-236, June.

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