TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Life satisfaction and feeling in control: Indicators of successful aging predict mortality in old age
JO  - Journal of health psychology
A1  - Wiest, Maja
A1  - Schuz, Benjamin
A1  - Wurm, Susanne
SP  - 1199
EP  - 1208
VL  - 18
IS  - 9
N2  - Life satisfaction and control beliefs are established indicators of successful aging and predict mortality. However, it has not yet been examined whether they independently predict mortality or interact. We examined main and interaction effects using Cox proportional hazards models in a sample of older adults (N = 1402; age range: 65-91). Only the interaction of life satisfaction and control beliefs significantly predicted mortality when controlling for socio-demographic variables and health. These findings suggest that detrimental effects of low control beliefs can be buffered by life satisfaction, and unexpectedly, that high levels of both factors are not most protective against mortality.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1359-1053
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105312459099
ID  - ref1
ER  -