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Stress and subjective life expectancy: Cross‐sectional and longitudinal associations in early adolescence
Author(s) -
McKay Michael T.,
Andretta James R.,
Padgett Noah R.,
C. Cole Jon
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.75
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1464-066X
pISSN - 0020-7594
DOI - 10.1002/ijop.12660
Subject(s) - longitudinal study , psychology , life expectancy , expectancy theory , demography , cross sectional study , longitudinal data , longitudinal sample , developmental psychology , stress (linguistics) , medicine , social psychology , population , pathology , sociology , linguistics , philosophy
Using data from a longitudinal study, the present study employed a latent class mover‐stayer analytical strategy to examine both the cross‐sectional and longitudinal (+33 months) relationship between membership of stress classes, and subjective life expectancy. Participants were from 21 High schools in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Data were collected in the first year of High school (mean age = 12.5 years), and at +33 months (fourth year, or school year 11). Sample 1 consisted of 1171 adolescents (40.82% females, 2.56% unreported) in Northern Ireland. Sample 2 consisted of 1059 adolescents (52.79% females, 1.32% unreported) in Scotland. Adolescents with the lowest levels of stress projected the highest subjective life expectancy scores. Longitudinal analyses were jumbled and not in keeping with cross‐sectional results. More research may be needed on the trajectory of subjective life expectancy over time before it can be depended upon as a reliable outcome variable in adolescent development.