Coping with life’s finitude: the protective role of death preparation and death acceptance amid resource loss
Our findings suggest that death acceptance plays a critical role in supporting older adults' emotional and existential well-being when facing health declines and limited FTP. These results extend theoretical models of self-regulation and aging by demonstrating how domain-specific acceptance of life's finitude can foster resilience and meaning in later life.
Authors
- Yaeji Kim-Knauss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3681-1895)
- Frieder R. Lang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2660-1619)
Institutions
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (DE)
- Institut für Psychogerontologie (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journals of Gerontology Series B
- Published
- 2025-12-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaf251
- Primary Topic
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00