“…Findings from longitudinal studies (e.g., Kleinspehn-Ammerlahn, Kotter-Grühn, & Smith, 2008;Sargent-Cox et al, 2012;Schafer & Shippee, 2010b;Uotinen, Rantanen, Suutama, & Ruoppila, 2006;Wurm et al, 2013) suggest that physical health and changes in physical health play an important role in developing older age identities and more negative self-perceptions of aging. When people experience health problems, they may attribute their health problems to age (rather than, for example, to lifestyle) and, hence, may start to feel older.…”