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Journal of Health Psychology, Vol. 12, No. 6, 895-906 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1359105307082453

Relationships between Felt Age and Perceived Disability, Satisfaction with Recovery, Self-efficacy Beliefs and Coping Strategies

Sonja Boehmer

Freie Universiltät Berlin, Germany, boehmers{at}zedat.fu-berlin.de

Subjective age is related to health and to life satisfaction, and adaptation to stressful life events is associated with self-efficacy beliefs and coping. The present study on cancer survivors addressed two objectives: the relationship between felt age and perceived disability and satisfaction with recovery, and the feeding back of felt age on general self-efficacy beliefs and coping strategies. Data were collected one and six months after surgery. Individuals with younger age identities reported lower levels of perceived disability and avoidance-oriented coping and higher levels of satisfaction with recovery, self-efficacy and meaning-focused coping than individuals with older age identities. Individuals with decreased or stable felt age indicated increased meaning-focused coping or avoidance-oriented coping, respectively. Explanations for these associations are discussed.

Key Words: coping • disability • felt age • satisfaction • self-efficacy • subjective age identity


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