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Ego-integrity versus ego-despair
— the effect of "accepting the past" on depression in older women | | Author(s) | Kylie J Rylands, Debra J Rickwood |
| Journal title | International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 53, no 1, 2001 |
| Pages | pp 75-89 |
| Keywords | Older women ; Learning capacity ; Self esteem ; Depression ; Sheltered housing ; Evaluation ; Australia. |
| Annotation | The relative strength of the late-life personality process of ego-integrity, as operationalised by "accepting the past", was tested as a predictor of depression in a multivariate model containing other well-established predictors: age, social support, physical dependency, and positive and negative affectivity. 73 older Australian women living in supported accommodation completed an anonymous, self-report questionnaire. Results showed that "accepting the past" was a significant predictor in the multivariate model, along with social support, physical dependency, and positive affectivity. Results are discussed in terms of the utility of investigating later-life personality processes as potential interventions for alleviating depression in older people. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-011130205 A |
| Classmark | BD: DE: DPA: ENR: KLA: 4C: 7YA |
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