Predictors of Subjective Age Before and After Cataract Surgery : Conscientiousness Makes a Difference

Knoll, Nina; Rieckmann, Nina; Scholz, Urte; Schwarzer, Ralf

Predictors of Subjective Age Before and After Cataract Surgery : Conscientiousness Makes a Difference

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2004

Authors

Knoll, Nina

Rieckmann, Nina

Scholz, Urte

Schwarzer, Ralf

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Psychology and Aging ; 19 (2004), 4. - pp. 676-688. - ISSN 0882-7974. - eISSN 1939-1498

Abstract

This study contributes to research on subjective age by examining the interplay of felt age with health, functional limitations, and personality. Individuals undergoing cataract surgery (N=134; 38 to 92 years of age) provided data for an assessment period of 6 weeks surrounding their scheduled surgery. Conscientiousness and repeated measurements of health indicators, functional limitations, and felt age were included in the analyses. Results indicated that functional limitations may be more important to the construction of felt age than their underlying health-related causes. Moreover, conscientious participants felt younger before and after surgery. Their functional status was less dependent on health than the functional status of less conscientious participants. This moderator effect is discussed along with health-related pathways leading to felt age.

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KNOLL, Nina, Nina RIECKMANN, Urte SCHOLZ, Ralf SCHWARZER, 2004. Predictors of Subjective Age Before and After Cataract Surgery : Conscientiousness Makes a Difference. In: Psychology and Aging. 19(4), pp. 676-688. ISSN 0882-7974. eISSN 1939-1498. Available under: doi: 10.1037/0882-7974.19.4.676

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  title={Predictors of Subjective Age Before and After Cataract Surgery : Conscientiousness Makes a Difference},
  number={4},
  volume={19},
  issn={0882-7974},
  journal={Psychology and Aging},
  pages={676--688},
  author={Knoll, Nina and Rieckmann, Nina and Scholz, Urte and Schwarzer, Ralf}
}

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