%0 Journal Article %J J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci %D 2017 %T Associations Among Individuals' Perceptions of Future Time, Individual Resources, and Subjective Well-Being in Old Age. %A Christiane A Hoppmann %A Frank J Infurna %A Ram, Nilam %A Denis Gerstorf %K Affect %K Age Factors %K Aged %K Aged, 80 and over %K Aging %K Attitude %K depression %K Female %K Forecasting %K Health Status %K Humans %K Male %K Personal Satisfaction %X

OBJECTIVES: Perceptions of future time are of key interest to aging research because of their implications for subjective well-being. Interestingly, perceptions about future time are only moderately associated with age when looking at the second half of life, pointing to a vast heterogeneity in future time perceptions among older adults. We examine associations between future time perceptions, age, and subjective well-being across two studies, including moderations by individual resources.

METHOD: Using data from the Berlin Aging Study (N = 516; Mage = 85 years), we link one operationalization (subjective nearness to death) and age to subjective well-being. Using Health and Retirement Study data (N = 2,596; Mage = 77 years), we examine associations of another future time perception indicator (subjective future life expectancy) and age with subjective well-being.

RESULTS: Consistent across studies, perceptions of limited time left were associated with poorer subjective well-being (lower life satisfaction and positive affect; more negative affect and depressive symptoms). Importantly, individual resources moderated future time perception-subjective well-being associations with those of better health exhibiting reduced future time perception-subjective well-being associations.

DISCUSSION: We discuss our findings in the context of the Model of Strength and Vulnerability Integration.

%B J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci %V 72 %P 388-399 %8 2017 May 01 %G eng %U http://psychsocgerontology.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2015/10/05/geronb.gbv063.abstract %N 3 %1 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26437862?dopt=Abstract %R 10.1093/geronb/gbv063