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Assimilative and accommodative coping in older adults with and without sensory impairment: four-year change and prospective relations with affective well-being

Aging & mental health, 2019-09, Vol.23 (9), p.1255-1262 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

2018 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group 2018 ;ISSN: 1360-7863 ;EISSN: 1364-6915 ;DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2018.1479833

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  • Title:
    Assimilative and accommodative coping in older adults with and without sensory impairment: four-year change and prospective relations with affective well-being
  • Author: Wettstein, Markus ; Wahl, Hans-Werner ; Heyl, Vera
  • Subjects: affect ; flexible goal adjustment ; hearing impairment ; Tenacious goal pursuit ; vision impairment
  • Is Part Of: Aging & mental health, 2019-09, Vol.23 (9), p.1255-1262
  • Description: Objectives: Sensory impaired older adults may be particularly dependent on coping strategies such as assimilation (or tenacious goal pursuit [TGP]) and accommodation (or flexible goal adjustment [FGA]) to secure high levels of well-being. We investigated if late-life changes in these coping strategies and prospective associations of TGP and FGA with affective well-being vary according to sensory impairment status. Method: Our study sample consisted of 387 adults aged 72-95 years (M = 82.50 years, SD =4.71 years) who were either visually impaired (VI; n = 121), hearing impaired (HI; n = 116), or sensory unimpaired (UI; n = 150). One hundred sixty-eight individuals were reassessed after approximately 4 years. Results: Both VI and HI revealed a decrease in TGP, whereas TGP remained stable in UI. For FGA, a significant increase in HI was observed, whereas a significant decline emerged in UI. Controlling for age, gender, and cognitive abilities, higher TGP at baseline was significantly associated with higher negative affect 4 years later in VI. Moreover, the positive association between baseline FGA and subsequent positive affect was stronger in HI than in UI older adults. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that older adults with sensory impairments reveal trajectories of assimilative and accommodative coping and associations of TGP and FGA with affective well-being that are different from sensory unimpaired individuals.
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1360-7863
    EISSN: 1364-6915
    DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2018.1479833
  • Source: Taylor & Francis Open Access
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