Anxiety in late adulthood: associations with gender, education, and physical and cognitive functioning.

Autor/inn/en	Tetzner, Julia; Schuth, Morten
Titel	Anxiety in late adulthood: associations with gender, education, and physical and cognitive functioning.
Quelle	In: Psychology and aging, 31 (2016) 5, S. 532-544 PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (inhaltlich überarbeitete Version) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Illustrationen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0882-7974; 1939-1498
DOI	10.1037/pag0000108
URN	urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-165921
Schlagwörter	Empirische Untersuchung; Interview; Strukturgleichungsmodell; Bildungsniveau; Angst; Kognitive Entwicklung; Selbstbestimmung; Körperliche Entwicklung; Frau; Geschlechtsspezifischer Unterschied; Krankheit; Altern; Modell; Alter Mensch; Erwachsener; Mann; Europa
Abstract	Anxiety is common in late adulthood and can complicate adjustment in several areas. This study used data from 2 measurement points of a representative European longitudinal study (Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe) with a large sample size (N 28,326) and a broad age range (45-90) to examine age effects on cross-sectional mean levels of anxiety as well as longitudinal mean-level changes over 2 years with respect to gender, education, and changes in physical and cognitive functioning. Furthermore, we analyzed generalizability of the findings for different European countries. Latent change models and locally weighted smoothing curves revealed 3 main findings: (1) Mean levels of anxiety were relatively stable over the course of middle adulthood and increased during late adulthood, (2) women and individuals with less education were more anxious than men and individuals with more education, and (3) increases in anxiety in late adulthood were associated with age-associated losses in physical and cognitive functioning. (DIPF/Orig.).
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2017/3