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An examination of regret as expressed in the life reflections of older adults: Predictors of regret intensity and frequency, and association with well-being.

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正題名/作者:	An examination of regret as expressed in the life reflections of older adults: Predictors of regret intensity and frequency, and association with well-being./
著者:	Isenberg, Connie.
記述:	239 p.
注記:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-04, Section: B, page: 2653.
含まれています:	Dissertation Abstracts International69-04B.
主題:	Gerontology. -
電子資源:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=NR37733
国際標準図書番号 (ISBN):	9780494377338

An examination of regret as expressed in the life reflections of older adults: Predictors of regret intensity and frequency, and association with well-being.
Isenberg, Connie.

An examination of regret as expressed in the life reflections of older adults: Predictors of regret intensity and frequency, and association with well-being. - 239 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-04, Section: B, page: 2653.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Concordia University (Canada), 2008.

This study focused on the experience of regret in older adults as expressed within the context of a life history framework, using quantitative and qualitative methods. The goals were to explore the differential impact of demographic, personality, dispositional and other relevant variables on frequency and intensity of lifespan regret, the impact of both intensity and frequency of regret on psychological and physical well-being of older adults, to examine regret themes and dimensions of regret as derived from an in-depth life history interview and on the basis of qualitative data, to arrive at high- and low-regret profiles that may indicate proneness to regret. This study was the first to use a lifespan-interview measure of regret with older adults as well as the Big Five and several dispositional variables, autobiographical memory and values as predictors of intensity and frequency of regret, and to control these variables in examining the impact of regret on well-being. In Phase 1 of the study, 111 older adults participated in a Life Reflection Interview that yielded measures of intensity and frequency of regret, emergent values, quality of experience of aging and physical well-being. They also completed a battery of self-report questionnaires assessing personality, dispositional optimism, intolerance of uncertainty, depression and happiness. In Phase 2, a subsample of 71 participants completed measures assessing dispositional coping, perceived control and perceived autobiographical memory. The findings show that relatively healthy, educated older adults do not have high levels of regret, that predictors of intensity and frequency differ, that more variance in intensity compared to frequency of lifespan regrets is explained by the variables, and that regret does predict indicators of psychological but not physical well-being. The results suggest that the methodology used facilitates the measurement of self-defined regret by evoking a spontaneous expression of feelings. Future research should examine if the interview process may contribute to the working through of negative life experiences by providing an opportunity for the sharing and discussion of regrets with an interested and involved listener. Research should also focus on the identification of older adults who may be at risk.

ISBN: 9780494377338Subjects--Topical Terms:

168436
Gerontology.

An examination of regret as expressed in the life reflections of older adults: Predictors of regret intensity and frequency, and association with well-being.
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