Abstract
Method
Data of 1,725 participants aged 50+ were drawn from the Israeli component of the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement
in Europe. Measures included an inventory of potentially traumatic events, distress (lifetime depression, depressive symptoms),
and well-being (quality of life, optimism/hope).
in Europe. Measures included an inventory of potentially traumatic events, distress (lifetime depression, depressive symptoms),
and well-being (quality of life, optimism/hope).
Results
The maximal effect of cumulative trauma emerged in the contrast between 0–2 and 3+ events, where the higher number of events
related to higher distress but also to higher well-being. While self-oriented adversity revealed no, or negative, association with well-being, other-oriented adversity
revealed a positive association.
related to higher distress but also to higher well-being. While self-oriented adversity revealed no, or negative, association with well-being, other-oriented adversity
revealed a positive association.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-10
- DOI 10.1007/s11136-011-0035-0
- Authors
- Giora Keinan, Department of Psychology, Tel Aviv University, 69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
- Amit Shrira, Department of Psychology, Tel Aviv University, 69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
- Dov Shmotkin, Department of Psychology, Tel Aviv University, 69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
- Journal Quality of Life Research
- Online ISSN 1573-2649
- Print ISSN 0962-9343