Age, Daily Stress Processes, and Allostatic Load: A Longitudinal Study.
J Aging Health
; 31(9): 1671-1691, 2019 10.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30019595
ABSTRACT
Objective:
The present study examined age differences in the association between daily stressors and allostatic load.Method:
Participants consisted of 317 adults (34-84 years) who participated in Waves 1 (1996-1997) and 2 (between 2005 and 2009) of the Midlife Development in the United States Survey. During Wave 1, participants reported the stressors they encountered across eight consecutive days. Within-person affective reactivity slopes indexing change in negative affect from a nonstressor day to a stressor day were calculated for each participant. Affective reactivity and stressor exposure scores at Wave 1 were used to predict allostatic load at Wave 2.Results:
Heightened levels of affective reactivity at Wave 1 predicted elevated levels of allostatic load at Wave 2 but only among older adults who also reported high levels of stressor exposure. No significant associations emerged for younger adults.Discussion:
Daily stress processes may be one pathway through which age-related physical health declines occur.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Stress, Psychological
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Aging
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Allostasis
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
J Aging Health
Journal subject:
GERIATRIA
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States