Solving Tomorrow's Problems Today? Daily Anticipatory Coping and Reactivity to Daily Stressors.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:The present study examined the day-to-day fluctuation of state-like anticipatory coping (coping employed prior to stressors) and how these coping processes relate to important outcomes for older adults (i.e., physical health, affect, memory failures). METHOD:Forty-three older adults aged 60-96 (M = 74.65, SD = 8.19) participated in an 8-day daily diary study of anticipatory coping, stressors, health, affect, and memory failures. Participants reported anticipatory coping behaviors on one day with respect to 6 distinct stressor domains that could occur the following day. RESULTS:Multilevel models indicated that anticipatory coping changes from day to day and within stressor domains. Lagged associations suggested that yesterday's anticipatory coping for potential upcoming arguments

SUBMITTER: Neupert SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6283316 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature