OBJECTIVES: "SuperAgers" are generally defined as people 80+ years old with episodic memory performance comparable to those 20 years younger. Limited knowledge exists to describe characteristics of SuperAgers, with even less known about Hispanic SuperAgers. METHODS: We examined indicators of cognitive, physical, and psychological resilience in relation to the likelihood of being a SuperAger using data from 2 population-based studies of Hispanic older adults (Puerto Rican Elderly: Health Conditions [PREHCO] Study; Health and Retirement Study [HRS]). SuperAgers were defined as (1) ≥80 years old, (2) recall scores ≥ the median for Hispanic respondents aged 55-64, and (3) no cognitive impairment during the observation period. Overall, 640 PREHCO participants and 180 HRS participants were eligible, of whom 45 (7%) and 31 (17%) met SuperAging criteria. RESULTS: Logistic regressions controlling for age and sex demonstrated that higher education (PREHCO: odds ratio [OR] = 1.20, p < .001; HRS: OR = 1.14, p = .044) and fewer instrumental activities of daily living limitations (PREHCO: OR = 0.79, p = .019; HRS: OR = 0.58, p = .077; cognitive resilience), fewer activities of daily living limitations (PREHCO: OR = 0.72, p = .031; HRS: OR = 0.67, p = .068; physical resilience), and fewer depressive symptoms (PREHCO: OR = 0.84, p = .015; HRS: OR = 0.69, p = .007; psychological resilience) were associated with SuperAging, although not all results reached threshold for statistical significance, presumably due to low statistical power. Additionally, known indicators of physical health (e.g., chronic conditions and self-rated health) did not relate to SuperAging. DISCUSSION: Increasing access to education and recognizing/treating depressive symptoms represent potential pathways to preserve episodic memory among older Hispanic adults.
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- činnosti denního života psychologie MeSH
- epizodická paměť MeSH
- Hispánci a Latinoameričané * statistika a číselné údaje psychologie MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- psychická odolnost * MeSH
- senioři nad 80 let MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- stárnutí psychologie etnologie MeSH
- stupeň vzdělání MeSH
- zdravotní stav MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- senioři nad 80 let MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Spojené státy americké MeSH
This cross-cultural study examined a potential direct effect of generativity and indirect effect through ego integrity on fear of death. In sum, 617 adults aged 60-86 from Germany, the Czech Republic, and Cameroon provided self-report information on their generative concern, ego integrity, and fear of death. Whereas it had no direct effect, generativity had an indirect effect on fear of death: It was associated with increased ego integrity which, in turn, was associated with reduced fear of death. This pattern was verified for the three cultural groups via structural equation modeling. Results suggest that generativity is not sufficient in coming to terms with one's mortality. Instead, generativity contributes to ego integrity which then helps to face death relatively unafraid.
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- ego * MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- postoj ke smrti * MeSH
- senioři nad 80 let MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- srovnání kultur MeSH
- stárnutí etnologie psychologie MeSH
- strach * MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- senioři nad 80 let MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Česká republika MeSH
- Kamerun MeSH
- Německo MeSH
It is often argued that declining health in elderly people makes death more salient and threatening. However, we argue that health, optimism, and social support interact to predict fear of death in samples from Cameroon, the Czech Republic, and Germany. Low health was associated with enhanced fear of death for participants who received only little social support. As the measure of optimism did not comply with psychometric requirements in the Cameroonian sample, the three-way interaction was tested only in the Czech and German samples. It was found that the two-way interaction was further qualified by optimism in that low health was associated with enhanced fear of death for participants with little social support unless they reported pronounced optimism. Thus, internal and external resources, respectively, can serve to buffer the effect of declining health on the fear of death in the elderly.
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- lidé MeSH
- optimismus psychologie MeSH
- postoj ke smrti etnologie MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- sociální opora * MeSH
- srovnání kultur * MeSH
- stárnutí etnologie MeSH
- strach * MeSH
- zdravotní stav * MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Česká republika etnologie MeSH
- Kamerun etnologie MeSH
- Německo etnologie MeSH
- MeSH
- důstojnost lidského života MeSH
- filozofie MeSH
- kvalita života MeSH
- kvalitativní výzkum MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- náboženství MeSH
- pastorační péče * metody normy organizace a řízení MeSH
- senioři nad 80 let MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- spiritualita * MeSH
- stárnutí etnologie psychologie MeSH
- umírající * dějiny psychologie MeSH
- zapojení do společnosti dějiny psychologie MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- senioři nad 80 let MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- Publikační typ
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- přehledy MeSH
- rozhovory MeSH
- MeSH
- Evropská unie statistika a číselné údaje MeSH
- financování organizované MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- naděje dožití trendy MeSH
- osoby s přechodným pobytem a migranti MeSH
- populační charakteristiky MeSH
- populační dynamika MeSH
- populační růst MeSH
- stárnutí etnologie fyziologie MeSH
- statistika přirozeného pohybu MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- ošetřovatelská péče metody organizace a řízení MeSH
- senioři psychologie MeSH
- služby domácí péče využití MeSH
- srovnání kultur MeSH
- stárnutí etnologie MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- senioři psychologie MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Saudská Arábie MeSH
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