This study examines the interrelations of three different aspects of the subjective age: felt, desired and expected, as well as their relations with the chronological age (CA), health, and psychological well-being variables. Four hundred and twenty-three community-dwelling Croatian adults, aged 60-95 years, participated in the study. All three subjective age measures significantly correlated with the CA. Self-rated health were better predictors of the subjective age compared to the psychological variables. Among psychological variables, successful aging was the only significant predictor of the felt and expected age, while optimism showed to be the only significant predictor of the desired age. Results indicate the importance of some sociodemographic, psychological, and health variables for understanding older persons' subjective age identity and their desires and expectations regarding length of life. Besides the CA, it is very useful to include subjective age measures in research with elderly people.

Internet predstavlja široku arenu mogućnosti u kojoj starije osobe mogu dobiti adekvatnu socijalnu potporu. Strana istraživanja jasno pokazuju da IKT pomaže starijima u održavanju komunikacije s članovima obitelji i prijateljima te da može pomoći i u održavanju psihofizičkog zdravlja. Kako je uspješno starenje višedimenzionalni konstrukt koji uključuje brojne determinante, poput učenja novih stvari, tako korištenje interneta može biti važan čimbenik bolje prilagodbe promjenama koje starenje donosi. Stoga je cilj ovog istraživanja bio utvrditi u kojoj mjeri osobe starije od 60 godina koriste internet i mogu li se individualne razlike u procjeni uspješnosti starenja objasniti korištenjem interneta. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 295 osoba u dobi između 60 i 89 godina iz različitih županija u Republici Hrvatskoj. Od mjernih instrumenata je korištena Skala samoprocjene uspješnog starenja, dok su ostali konstrukti bili zahvaćeni sa po jednom tvrdnjom, što je slučaj i u drugim sličnim istraživanjima (učestalost korištenja interneta, subjektivna dob, tjelesno i mentalno zdravlje). Dobiveno je da 40% osoba starije životne dobi koristi internet u prosjeku jednom tjedno, i to najviše za potrebe čitanja vijesti i ostalih zanimljivosti kao i za komunikaciju s članovima obitelji i prijateljima. Sudionici koji koriste internet su kronološki mlađi, sebe doživljavaj mlađima, obrazovaniji su, boljeg su tjelesnog i mentalnog zdravlja, i procjenjuju da se bolje prilagođavaju promjenama koje starenje donosi, odnosno da uspješnije stare. Nije utvrđen značajan samostalan doprinos učestalosti korištenja interneta uspješnom starenju, nego je taj odnos posredovan dobrim tjelesnim i mentalnim zdravljem i procjenom sudionika da su mlađi nego što kronološki jesu. Ključne riječi: internet, starije osobe, uspješno starenje

Bearing in mind the characteristics of an academic setting, as well as the developmental tasks young people inevitably face, there is a need to identify and study the factors that play an important role in the development and maintenance of psychological distress among college students. One factor that has emerged as crucial for the development of both anxiety and depression is the intolerance of uncertainty. On the other hand, there appears to be mounting evidence that mindfulness is an important factor that can be beneficial for the psychological health of college students. Taking this into consideration, the purpose of the current study was to determine the contribution of the intolerance of uncertainty and mindfulness in explaining the symptoms of depression and anxiety in a sample of female college students (n = 282) whose average age was 21. The results indicated that students had moderate levels of anxiety and depression. Additionally, they were, on average, intolerant of uncertainty and mindfulness. Two hierarchical regression analyses revealed that the intolerance of uncertainty and mindfulness significantly predict both anxiety and depression in female students, and that mindfulness partially mediates the relationship between the intolerance of uncertainty and anxiety/depression. The results are discussed in the light of previous studies, and its clinical implications.

Bearing in mind the characteristics of an academic setting, as well as the developmental tasks young people inevitably face, there is a need to identify and study the factors that play an important role in the development and maintenance of psychological distress among college students. One factor that has emerged as crucial for the development of both anxiety and depression is the intolerance of uncertainty. On the other hand, there appears to be mounting evidence that mindfulness is an important factor that can be beneficial for the psychological health of college students. Taking this into consideration, the purpose of the current study was to determine the contribution of the intolerance of uncertainty and mindfulness in explaining the symptoms of depression and anxiety in a sample of female college students (n = 282) whose average age was 21. The results indicated that students had moderate levels of anxiety and depression. Additionally, they were, on average, intolerant of uncertainty and mindfulness. Two hierarchical regression analyses revealed that the intolerance of uncertainty and mindfulness significantly predict both anxiety and depression in female students, and that mindfulness partially mediates the relationship between the intolerance of uncertainty and anxiety/depression. The results are discussed in the light of previous studies, and its clinical implications.

Konstrukt uspješnog starenja često se spominje u novijoj gerontološkoj literaturi premda nije postignut konsenzus u pogledu njegove definicije i komponenti koje uključuje. Iz toga proizlaze i brojni načini njegove operacionalizacije. U radu je prikazan postupak konstrukcije i validacije Skale samoprocjene uspješnog starenja, prve mjere kojom se ovaj konstrukt pokušalo izravno ispitati na hrvatskim uzorcima starijih osoba. Metrijske karakteristike skale provjerene su na uzorku od 479 starijih osoba u dobi od 60 do 95 godina (M = 69,37; SD = 7,03) iz različitih dijelova Hrvatske. Konfirmatornom faktorskom analizom donekle je potvrđena pretpostavljena jednofaktorska struktura skale (uz uvođenje dodatnih parametara u jednofaktorski model). Skala je pokazala zadovoljavajuću osjetljivost i pouzdanost. U prilog valjanosti skale govore i značajne povezanosti između rezultata na skali i nekih konstrukata za koje se i očekuje da bi trebali biti povezani s uspješnim starenjem, kao što su tjelesno i mentalno zdravlje, zadovoljstvo životom, doživljaj smisla života, optimizam, generativnost i dr. Zaključno, Skala samoprocjene uspješnog starenja je u ispitanom uzorku starijih osoba pokazala dobre metrijske karakteristike te se može upotrebljavati u istraživanjima uspješnog starenja. Ipak, poželjne su daljnje provjere njezine faktorske strukture, te su otvorene mogućnosti za daljnje revizije njezina sadržaja s ciljem poboljšanja njezine valjanosti i kulturalne osjetljivosti, kako bi skala što bolje zahvatila konstrukt uspješnog starenja u hrvatskom kulturalnom okruženju. Ključne riječi: Skala samoprocjene uspješnog starenja, mjere uspješnog starenja, uspješno starenje, starije osobe