Older Age Is Associated with Fewer Depression and Anxiety Symptoms Following Extreme Weather Adversity.

ABSTRACT: Climate change is associated with an increase in the frequency of extreme weather that threatens emotional well-being, with some research pointing to increased vulnerability among older adults. We investigated how age relates to depression and anxiety following adversities due to extreme weather or natural disaster. Socioemotional selectivity theory (SST) posits that older age buffers against emotional distress. The strength and vulnerability integration model (SAVI) posits that this age-related advantage is attenuated during periods of acute stress. Members (n = 9761, M age = 52.22, SD = 16.36 yrs) of a nationally representative, probability-based US internet panel, the Understanding America Study (UAS), reported their experience with extreme weather or natural disast

SUBMITTER: Strough J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12564414 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature