The advantages of aging: greater stability of self-representation in older adults is linked to higher well-being
These findings suggest a link between self-representation stability and well-being, with age-related differences in its cognitive mechanisms. These findings further underscore an important positive of aging and offer insight into the connection between autobiographical processes and self-representation stability.
Authors
- Sarah Hennessy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6308-3427)
- Matthew D Grilli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0089-3243)
- Jessica R. Andrews-Hanna
Institutions
- University of Arizona (US)
- Arizona Science Center (US)
- Cognitive Engineering Research Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journals of Gerontology Series B
- Published
- 2025-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaf239
- Primary Topic
- Identity, Memory, and Therapy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00