TY - JOUR
T1 - Perceived changes in well-being
T2 - The role of chronological age, target age, and type of measure
AU - Okun, Morris A.
AU - Dittburner, Julie L.
AU - Huff, Barbara P.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - The goal of this study is to investigate whether perceived changes in one's well-being from the present to the future are related to chronological age, target age, and type of measure (psychological well-being versus life satisfaction). Young adults (N = 114) rated their current well-being and their future well-being at one of three target ages (30, 50, or 70 years old) and middle-aged adults (N = 51) rated their current well-being and future well-being at the target age of 70 years old. Future self-enhancement effects were observed on both measures of well-being for young adults and on life satisfaction for middle-aged adults. Future self-enhancement effects were greater for life satisfaction than for psychological well-being. One-way MANOVAs showed that there were chronological age differences but not target age differences in the magnitude of future self-enhancement effects for well-being. Future self-enhancement effects were larger for young adults than for middle-aged adults.
AB - The goal of this study is to investigate whether perceived changes in one's well-being from the present to the future are related to chronological age, target age, and type of measure (psychological well-being versus life satisfaction). Young adults (N = 114) rated their current well-being and their future well-being at one of three target ages (30, 50, or 70 years old) and middle-aged adults (N = 51) rated their current well-being and future well-being at the target age of 70 years old. Future self-enhancement effects were observed on both measures of well-being for young adults and on life satisfaction for middle-aged adults. Future self-enhancement effects were greater for life satisfaction than for psychological well-being. One-way MANOVAs showed that there were chronological age differences but not target age differences in the magnitude of future self-enhancement effects for well-being. Future self-enhancement effects were larger for young adults than for middle-aged adults.
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U2 - 10.2190/87XT-R7RV-BGLF-7DHW
DO - 10.2190/87XT-R7RV-BGLF-7DHW
M3 - Article
C2 - 17191434
AN - SCOPUS:34547119973
SN - 0091-4150
VL - 63
SP - 259
EP - 278
JO - International Journal of Aging and Human Development
JF - International Journal of Aging and Human Development
IS - 4
ER -