The Bonn Longitudinal Study of Aging: Coping, life adjustment, and life satisfaction

Rudinger, Georg; Thomae, Hans

doi:10.1017/cbo9780511665684.011

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“…Another approach to testing Postulate I1 of the cognitive theory of adjustment to aging is described in a study by Rudinger and Thomae (1990) that applied structural equation models (Joreskog and Sorbom, 1986). In these analyses, it was shown that life satisfaction in different areas of life, like that of health or family, is attained by the interaction of different independent or intervening variables.…”

Section: Longitudinal Analysis Of Adjustment To Chronic Diseasementioning

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Contributions of longitudinal research to a cognitive theory of adjustment to aging

Thomae

1992

Eur J Pers

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In agreement with Costa and McCrae (1992), the principle of ‘multiple uses’ of longitudinal studies is stressed based on a comparative review of the history of the Berkeley longitudinal studies and their different uses, and of those of the Bonn Longitudinal Study on Aging (BOLSA). Of the many uses of BOLSA, its contribution to the testing of a cognitive theory of aging is discussed. A selection of the findings of BOLSA and other studies of the Bonn Department of Psychology and the Institute of Gerontology, University of Heidelberg, is reported. These findings support three postulates of this theory: ( 1 ) the perceived rather than the objective situation directs behaviour; (2) perceptions of situations are related to dominant concerns of the person; and (3) adjustment to aging is achieved when a balance between the cognitive and motivational systems of the person has been attained.

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Section: Longitudinal Analysis Of Adjustment To Chronic Diseasementioning

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Contributions of longitudinal research to a cognitive theory of adjustment to aging

Thomae

1992

Eur J Pers

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“…Several longitudinal aging studies have made important contributions with respect to biological-medical changes across the adult life span (Busse & Maddox, 1986;Schock, 1984;Steen & Djurfeldt, 1993) and social factors (Rudinger & Thomae, 1990). With the exception of intelligence (e.g., Schaie, 1983;Schwartzman, Gold.…”

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The betula prospective cohort study: Memory, health, and aging

Nilsson

Bäckman

Erngrund

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Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition

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“…Yet, previous literature indicated a higher degree of well-being in urban areas (Rudinger & Thomae, 1990) and the importance of environmental factors among older populations (Bowling & Dieppe, 2005). Downloaded by [University of Saskatchewan Library] at 02:28 03 February 2015…”

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What Predicts Older Adults’ Adjustment to Aging in Later Life? The Impact of Sense of Coherence, Subjective Well-Being, and Sociodemographic, Lifestyle, and Health-Related Factors

Humboldt

Leal

Pimenta

2014

Educational Gerontology

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The Bonn Longitudinal Study of Aging: Coping, life adjustment, and life satisfaction

Cited by 29 publications

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Contributions of longitudinal research to a cognitive theory of adjustment to aging

Contributions of longitudinal research to a cognitive theory of adjustment to aging

The betula prospective cohort study: Memory, health, and aging

What Predicts Older Adults’ Adjustment to Aging in Later Life? The Impact of Sense of Coherence, Subjective Well-Being, and Sociodemographic, Lifestyle, and Health-Related Factors

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