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Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, Vol 54, Issue 1 P23-P29, Copyright © 1999 by The Gerontological Society of America
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GI Kempen, E van Sonderen and J Ormel
Northern Centre for Healthcare Research, University of Groningen, The Netherlands. [email protected]
We studied the impact of four psychological attributes (neuroticism, extraversion, mastery or perceived control, and general self-efficacy expectancies) on changes in disability in a community-based sample of 575 low-functioning elderly persons between 1993 and 1995. Unlike elderly persons with low or medium levels of mastery and general self- efficacy expectancies, older persons with high levels of such attributes showed no significant increase of disability between 1993 and 1995. However, multivariate analyses showed only unique contributions of mastery to changes in disability. Neuroticism and extraversion were found to be not related to changes in disability, supporting previous research outcomes. Findings highlight that, particularly, feelings of perceived control are crucial for maintaining functional ability in later life.
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