%0 Journal Article
%T Influences on psychological well-being and ill-being in older women
%J Australian psychologist
%D 2018
%A Tan, Wee Hong
%A Sheffield, Jeanie
%A Khoo, Soo Keat
%A Byrne, Gerard
%A Pachana, Nancy A.
%V 53
%N 3
%P 203-212
%X OBJECTIVES To examine factors contributing to psychological well-being and ill-being in older Australian women. <br><br>METHODS A multi-variable model examining personality traits, life events, medical diagnoses, and cognitive appraisal was tested on 296 women (mean age = 69.13, standard deviation = 10.20) from the Longitudinal Assessment of Women Study using a cross-sectional design. <br><br>RESULTS Neuroticism, optimism, and extraversion were associated with both well-being and ill-being, but these relationships were partially mediated by cognitive appraisal. The relationship between number of life events and ill-being was fully mediated by cognitive appraisal, while the relationship between number of life events and well-being was partially mediated by cognitive appraisal. The number of medical diagnoses directly predicted well-being. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS The supported model suggests that individual and public-health interventions targeting personality traits, cognitive appraisal, and life events might have potential to improve well-being and reduce ill-being as individuals age.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Wiley-Blackwell
%@ 0005-0067
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ap.12297