Functional impairment representations and behavioral intentions in later life: a motivational perspective
These findings highlight a motivational tradeoff in aging, where emotional self-protection may undermine proactive health behaviors, and suggest it is important to balance emotional self-protection with accurate threat perception.
Authors
- Theresa Pauly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6855-1787)
- Shira Peleg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3515-1613)
- Victoria I. Michalowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0789-947X)
Institutions
- Bar-Ilan University (IL)
- Simon Fraser University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journals of Gerontology Series B
- Published
- 2025-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaf244
- Primary Topic
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Simon Fraser University
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada