ERIC Number: EJ757045
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 16
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Thought Suppression and Meaning in Life: A Longitudinal Investigation
Krause, Neal
International Journal of Aging and Human Development, v64 n1 p67-82 2007
The purpose of this study is to see if older adults who experience problems with thought suppression tend to encounter greater difficulty deriving a sense of meaning in life. Data from a longitudinal nationwide survey of older people (N = 988) indicate that greater difficulty with thought suppression is associated with a decline in meaning over time. However, the findings further reveal that the relationship between thought suppression and meaning is nonlinear. More specifically, the results suggest that a sense of meaning in life declines at an accelerating rate across progressively higher levels of difficulty with thought suppression. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Older Adults, Difficulty Level, Attention Control, Quality of Life, World Views, Experience, Cognitive Processes, Thinking Skills, Age Differences, Developmental Tasks, Longitudinal Studies, Values, Goal Orientation, Factor Analysis, Attrition (Research Studies)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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