Objectives and method: Information about aging-related change in coping is limited mainly
to results of cross-sectional studies of age differences in coping, and no research has …

With increasing age, older adults are more likely to be challenged by an increasing number
of physical, functional and social losses. As a result, coping with losses becomes a central …

Introduction: Research on coping in advanced old age is scarce. In the present study, we
explored coping patterns in near-centenarians and centenarians, and characteristics …

Objectives: The present study was prompted by the lack of agreement on how coping
changes with age. We postulate that the effect of age on coping is mediated by coping …

There are two central conundra in the field of stress, coping, and aging. First, why do older
adults report less stress than do younger adults, despite the manifest problems of late life …

Rationale Psychiatric conditions are often falsely considered inherent to aging. We
examined whether negative age stereotypes, which older individuals tend to assimilate from …

As detailed in Chapter 1, this volume, not only the nation but the world in general is facing a
demographic transition in which the numbers of older adults will rise dramatically in the next …

Objectives Some stress-related coping strategies contribute to survival among medical
populations, but it is unclear if they relate to longevity in the general population. While …

Controversies exist concerning the influence of age on the stress and coping process, in part
due to differences in methods across studies. We examined age differences in stress …

Objectives: Using the Proactivity Model of Successful Aging, we examined how internal and
external resources contribute to the maintenance of psychological well-being and social …