Younger Adults Report More Distress and Less Well-Being: A Cross-Cultural Study of Event Centrality, Depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Life Satisfaction
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| Title: | Younger Adults Report More Distress and Less Well-Being: A Cross-Cultural Study of Event Centrality, Depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Life Satisfaction |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Zaragoza Scherman, Alejandra (ORCID |
| Source: | Applied Cognitive Psychology. Sep-Oct 2020 34(5):1180-1196. |
| Availability: | Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 17 |
| Publication Date: | 2020 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Young Adults, Stress Variables, Well Being, Age Differences, Adults, Depression (Psychology), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Life Satisfaction, Experience, Foreign Countries, Cultural Differences |
| Geographic Terms: | Mexico, Greenland, China, Denmark |
| DOI: | 10.1002/acp.3707 |
| ISSN: | 0888-4080 |
| Abstract: | The extent to which highly emotional autobiographical memories become central to one's identity and life story influences mental health. Young adults report higher distress and lower well-being, compared with middle-aged and/or older adults; whether this replicates across cultures is still unclear. First, we provide a review of the literature that examines age-differences in depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and life satisfaction in adulthood across cultures. Second, we report findings from a cross-cultural study that examined event centrality of highly positive and negative autobiographical memories along with symptoms of depression and PTSD, and levels of life satisfaction in approximately 1000 young and middle-aged adults from Mexico, Greenland, China and Denmark. Both age groups provided higher centrality ratings to the positive life event; however, the relative difference between the ratings for the positive and negative event was smaller in the young adults. Young adults reported significantly more distress and less well-being across cultures. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2020 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1265940 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | The extent to which highly emotional autobiographical memories become central to one's identity and life story influences mental health. Young adults report higher distress and lower well-being, compared with middle-aged and/or older adults; whether this replicates across cultures is still unclear. First, we provide a review of the literature that examines age-differences in depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and life satisfaction in adulthood across cultures. Second, we report findings from a cross-cultural study that examined event centrality of highly positive and negative autobiographical memories along with symptoms of depression and PTSD, and levels of life satisfaction in approximately 1000 young and middle-aged adults from Mexico, Greenland, China and Denmark. Both age groups provided higher centrality ratings to the positive life event; however, the relative difference between the ratings for the positive and negative event was smaller in the young adults. Young adults reported significantly more distress and less well-being across cultures. |
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| ISSN: | 0888-4080 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/acp.3707 |
