Abstract We describe the Cacioppo Evolutionary Theory of Loneliness (ETL) and its
manifestations in contemporary society. The early conceptualizations of loneliness were as …

This longitudinal study examined the experience of sadness and anger in a sample of older
adults. Based on the discrete emotion theory of affective aging, it was expected that …

Whereas it is well established that having a sense of control over one's life circumstances
facilitates positive aging-related outcomes across adulthood and old age, far less is known …

The purpose of the present study was to examine the present fatalistic time perspective as a
mechanism that may partially account for age differences in purpose in life and personal …

Since 2011, resilience research focusing on older adults has burgeoned. In this literature,
resilience is conceptualized both as an individual difference characteristic or trait and as a …

Objective The aim was to study the expectations of improvement in life and health following
kidney transplantation (KTx) in a population of wait-listed patients≥ 65 years with end-stage …

Folie 1 Page 1 Oliver Schilling University of Heidelberg, Germany Manfred Diehl Colorado State
University This work has been supported by grant R01 AG21147 from the National Institute on …