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Abstract
The ability to savor positive life events is associated with higher emotional well-being; however, few studies have examined savoring ability in older adults. The present study used a longitudinal design to examine changes in perceived savoring abilities and associations with perceived health in older adulthood. Older adults (N=131) reported on beliefs about savoring and perceived health at baseline and 2½ years later. Perceived anticipation (savoring the future) and reminiscing (savoring the past) abilities declined from baseline to follow-up. Better perceived health at baseline predicted greater perceived reminiscing and anticipation abilities at follow-up. Greater perceived ability to savor the present moment at baseline predicted better perceived health at follow-up. Aging and poorer health focus older adults’ thoughts on present-moment pleasures, which may benefit health, but may also lead to reductions in perceived anticipation and reminiscing abilities.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-15-2017
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2016.09.049
Funding Information
This research was supported by the Dana Foundation and the National Institute of Aging (AG026307-R01, AG033629-K02, AG028383-P30, AG048697-F31).
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Repository Citation
Geiger, Paul Jefferson; Morey, Jennifer N.; and Segerstrom, Suzanne C., "Beliefs About Savoring in Older Adulthood: Aging and Perceived Health Affect Temporal Components of Perceived Savoring Ability" (2017). Psychology Faculty Publications. 179.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/psychology_facpub/179
Supplementary Material
Notes/Citation Information
Published in Personality and Individual Differences, v. 105, p. 164-169.
© 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
This manuscript version is made available under the CC‐BY‐NC‐ND 4.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/.
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