Flexible goal adjustment moderates the link between self-rated health and subjective well-being. Findings from the general population
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Flexible goal adjustment moderates the link between self-rated health and subjective well-being. Findings from the general population. / Hajek, André; König, Hans-Helmut.
In: AGING MENT HEALTH, Vol. 25, No. 7, 07.2021, p. 1345-1350.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Flexible goal adjustment moderates the link between self-rated health and subjective well-being. Findings from the general population
AU - Hajek, André
AU - König, Hans-Helmut
PY - 2021/7
Y1 - 2021/7
N2 - OBJECTIVES: To determine whether flexible goal adjustment moderates the link between self-rated health and subjective well-being longitudinally.METHOD: Longitudinal data from 2002 to 2011 taken from a nationally representative sample of middle aged and older adults (≥ 40 years) - the German Ageing Survey. A single-item measure was used to assess self-rated health (ranging from 1 = very good to 5 = very bad). Flexible goal adjustment was measured using a scale developed by Brandstaedter and Renner. Subjective well-being was quantified using the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule and the Satisfaction with Life Scale.RESULTS: Fixed effects (FE) regressions showed that worsening self-rated health is associated with a decrease in positive affect (β=-.07, p<.001) and life satisfaction (β=-.09, p<.001) as well as an increase in negative affect (β=.04, p<.001). Flexible goal adjustment significantly moderated the link between self-rated health and positive (β=.03, p<.05) as well as negative affect (β=-.05, p<.01), i. e., the higher flexible goal adjustment is, the weaker the link is between self-rated health and well-being.CONCLUSION: Study findings suggest that strategies to enhance flexible goal adjustment may be useful in maintaining well-being among older adults suffering from worsening self-rated health.
AB - OBJECTIVES: To determine whether flexible goal adjustment moderates the link between self-rated health and subjective well-being longitudinally.METHOD: Longitudinal data from 2002 to 2011 taken from a nationally representative sample of middle aged and older adults (≥ 40 years) - the German Ageing Survey. A single-item measure was used to assess self-rated health (ranging from 1 = very good to 5 = very bad). Flexible goal adjustment was measured using a scale developed by Brandstaedter and Renner. Subjective well-being was quantified using the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule and the Satisfaction with Life Scale.RESULTS: Fixed effects (FE) regressions showed that worsening self-rated health is associated with a decrease in positive affect (β=-.07, p<.001) and life satisfaction (β=-.09, p<.001) as well as an increase in negative affect (β=.04, p<.001). Flexible goal adjustment significantly moderated the link between self-rated health and positive (β=.03, p<.05) as well as negative affect (β=-.05, p<.01), i. e., the higher flexible goal adjustment is, the weaker the link is between self-rated health and well-being.CONCLUSION: Study findings suggest that strategies to enhance flexible goal adjustment may be useful in maintaining well-being among older adults suffering from worsening self-rated health.
U2 - 10.1080/13607863.2020.1765313
DO - 10.1080/13607863.2020.1765313
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 32420761
VL - 25
SP - 1345
EP - 1350
JO - AGING MENT HEALTH
JF - AGING MENT HEALTH
SN - 1360-7863
IS - 7
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