Hopeful thinking in older adults: back to the future.
In a sample of 100 community-dwelling older adults (mean age of 76), higher hope related to greater life satisfaction and better perceived physical health, but hope did not relate to number of illnesses or functional disability. The high-relative to low-hope participants were more confident of reaching their goals, and felt that they were further along in their goal pursuits. The implications of these findings are discussed.
Department of Psychology, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USA.
Kristin Kahle
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Wrobleski
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Snyder
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D004644:Emotions; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008568:Memory; D011788:Quality of Life; D013850:Thinking