title: Associations Among Individuals' Perceptions of Future Time, Individual Resources, and Subjective Well-Being in Old Age.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Perceptions of future time are of key interest to aging research because of their implications for subjective well-being. Interestingly, perceptions about future time are only moderately associated with age when looking at the second half of life, pointing to a vast heterogeneity in future time perceptions among older adults. We examine associations between future time perceptions, age, and subjective well-being across two studies, including moderations by individual resources.
  
  
  METHODS
  Using data from the Berlin Aging Study (N = 516; Mage = 85 years), we link one operationalization (subjective nearness to death) and age to subjective well-being. Using Health and Retirement Study data (N = 2,596; Mage = 77 years), we examine associations of another future time perception indicator (subjective future life expectancy) and age with subjective well-being.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Consistent across studies, perceptions of limited time left were associated with poorer subjective well-being (lower life satisfaction and positive affect; more negative affect and depressive symptoms). Importantly, individual resources moderated future time perception-subjective well-being associations with those of better health exhibiting reduced future time perception-subjective well-being associations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We discuss our findings in the context of the Model of Strength and Vulnerability Integration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: Christiane A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Hoppmann
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe.
authors.forename: Frank J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Infurna
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park.|German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Nilam
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ram
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park.|Institute of Psychology, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gerstorf
mesh_terms: D000339:Affect / Q000502:physiology*; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D001290:Attitude; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction
keywords: Future time perception; Old age; Well-being