Longitudinal Relations Between Views on Aging and Perceived Stress: Evidence for Mutual Associations

Abstract We investigated the reciprocal longitudinal relation between perceived stress and three established domains of views on aging (VoA): (1) subjective age; (2) attitude toward own [ATOA]; (3) aging-related cognitions including social loss, physical decline, continuous growth. also examined potentially moderating role chronological age. Data German Ageing Survey, comprising two measurement occasions (2014 2017) a sample 4,588 individuals aged 40 95 years, were analyzed. Controlling for socio-demographic health-related indicators, cross-lagged models indicated mutual relations VoA stress. Whether pathway from to or opposite was stronger varied depending considered. With increasing age, most less strongly associated with subsequent Our findings suggest that favorable predict higher stress, but they are preceded predicted by levels