Life challenges and resilience: the role of perceived personality continuity.

Aging & Mental Health
Shubam SharmaSusan Bluck

Abstract

Self-functioning, one aspect of mental health, is positive in later life. Although experiencing challenges may disrupt mental health, internal resources can foster resilience. This study examines how the frequency of recent challenges relates to current self-functioning. Perceived personality continuity, one's sense of maintaining their trait personality, is investigated as an internal resource. Participants (N = 99 young adults, 88 older adults) reported all challenging events experienced in the last six years. Perceived personality continuity over the same time was assessed. Multi-measurement of current self-functioning included self-concept clarity, self-esteem, and self-acceptance. Older adults reported higher self-concept clarity and self-esteem; young adults reported higher self-acceptance. Experiencing more challenges related to lower self-concept clarity and self-esteem across age groups, with a stronger negative link to self-esteem for young adults. Perceived personality continuity partially mediated relations between: (i) challenges and self-concept clarity, and (ii) challenges and self-esteem. Perceived personality continuity mediated positive self-functioning for older adults only. A late life strength, older adults...Continue Reading

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