Journal
PSYCHOLOGY AND AGING
Volume 31, Issue 7, Pages 687-692Publisher
AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.1037/pag0000132
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selective optimization with compensation; well-being; daily diary; midlife; older adults
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- National Institute on Aging [R01AG17920]
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Past work on selective optimization and compensation (SOC) has focused on between-persons differences and its relationship with global well-being. However, less work examines within-person SOC variation. This study examined whether variation over 7 days in everyday SOC was associated with happiness in a sample of 145 adults ages 22-94. Age differences in this relationship, the moderating effects of health, and lagged effects were also examined. On days in which middle-age and older adults and individuals with lower health used more SOC, they also reported greater happiness. Lagged effects indicated lower happiness led to greater subsequent SOC usage.
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