title: [Perceived immutability of health and economic stress: cognitive theory of adjustment to aging].
abstract: 94 women and 80 men with or without major economic and/or health problems (age 65--94 yrs.) were given a set of interviews and questionnaires, including a scale for measuring 'perceived definitiveness of the own negative situation' (PEDE). Persons socring high in this scale differed in a significant way regarding health, housing, family, and economic situation, intelligence, and life satisfaction. Major differences exist also regarding responses to economic and/or health problems. Hypotheses were derived from a cognitive theory of adjustment to aging emphasizing the impact of cognitive systems on the primary and secondly appriasal processes and the selection of response.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D003071:Cognition; D005260:Female; D006262:Health; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
vernacular_title: Erlebte Unveränderlichkeit von gesundheitlicher und ökonomischer Belastung.