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| Title: | Changes in self-esteem and chronic disease across adulthood: A 16-year longitudinal analysis | ||||
| Authors: | Liu SY, Wrosch C, Morin AJS, Quesnel-Vallée A, Pruessner JC | ||||
| Link: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31639595/ | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112600 | ||||
| Publication: | Social science & medicine (1982) | ||||
| Keywords: | Adult lifespan; Chronic disease; Cross-lagged panel analyses; Health; Longitudinal analyses; Self-esteem; Self-esteem change; | ||||
| PMID: | 31639595 | Category: | Soc Sci Med | Date Added: | 2019-10-23 |
| Dept Affiliation: |
PSYCHOLOGY
1 Department of Psychology and Centre for Research in Human Development, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. Electronic address: sarah.liu06@gmail.com. 2 Department of Psychology and Centre for Research in Human Development, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. Electronic address: carsten.wrosch@concordia.ca. 3 Department of Psychology and Centre for Research in Human Development, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. 4 Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health and Department of Sociology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. 5 Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany. |
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Rationale: Self-esteem is an adaptive personality factor that has been associated with good physical health. While research has observed that self-esteem and physical health typically decline in older adulthood, there is a paucity of research investigating the associations between changes in self-esteem and physical health across the adult lifespan. Objective: The present study examined whether changes in selfesteem and chronic disease exert reciprocal effects on subsequent changes in self-esteem and disease. In addition, it investigated whether individuals' age would moderate these associations. Methods: The study analyzed data from 14,117 adult (18+) Canadians who completed surveys over 16 years, from cycles 1 to 9 of the National Population Health Survey (NPHS). Self-esteem, chronic diseases, and demographic information were collected. Results: Cross-lagged panel analyses indicated reciprocal age-related associations between changes in self-esteem and chronic disease. Initial decline in self-esteem predicted subsequent increases in chronic disease, and initial increases in chronic disease predicted subsequent declines in self-esteem, only among young adults, and not middle-aged or older adults. Conclusion: These results suggest that age may qualify the associations between declines in self-esteem and physical health and that adverse changes in both factors may be particularly problematic for young adults' prospective personality functioning and physical health. |
