Does Chronic Stress Moderate Age Differences in Emotional Well-Being? Testing Predictions of Strength and Vulnerability Integration.
Martin John SliwinskiSara A FreedStacey B ScottGiancarlo PasquiniJoshua M SmythPublished in: The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences (2021)
Our findings support a key prediction of SAVI by demonstrating that high levels of chronic stress present a boundary condition for favorable age gradients on well-being. We discuss the implications of these findings for understanding the "paradox" of well-being.