The happy survivor?: Effects of differential mortality on life satisfaction in older age

Suzanne C Segerstrom; Hannah L Combs; Ashley Winning; Julia K Boehm; Laura D Kubzansky

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The happy survivor? Effects of differential mortality on life satisfaction in older age

Suzanne C Segerstrom, Hannah L Combs, Ashley Winning, Julia K Boehm, Laura D Kubzansky

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Abstract

Older adults report higher psychological well-being than younger adults. Those highest in well-being also have the lowest risk of mortality. If those with lower well-being die earlier, it could affect the appearance of developmental change in well-being. In adults aged 50 and older (N = 4,458), we estimated effects of differential mortality on life satisfaction by imputing life satisfaction, adjusting for attrition due to death, or estimating life satisfaction using pattern-mixture modeling. There was an increase in life satisfaction with age; however, differential mortality affected the elevation of the curve. Observed life satisfaction, particularly above age 70, is affected by differential mortality. (PsycINFO Database Record

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	340-5
Number of pages	6
Journal	Psychology and Aging
Volume	31
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/pag0000091
State	Published - Jun 2016

Keywords

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging/psychology
Female
Happiness
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Personal Satisfaction
Survival Rate

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