Steeling or Sensitizing? A Longitudinal Examination of How Ongoing Accumulation of Negative Life Events Affects Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults.
Almar A L KokJos W R TwiskFenneke BlomAartjan T F BeekmanMartijn HuismanPublished in: The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences (2021)
As a population, older adults appear to become more resilient against new stressors as they accumulate experience in dealing with negative life events. Findings on mastery tentatively suggest that accepting limits to one's own control over life circumstances may foster a steeling effect.
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