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Longitudinal Selectivity in Aging Populations: Separating Mortality-Associated Versus Experimental Components in the Berlin Aging Study (BASE)
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The authors examined 3.7-year selectivity in the Berlin Aging Study by comparing the T1 parent sample (N = 516) with the T3 sample (N = 206). Selectivity was partitioned into a mortality-associated component, reflecting the degree to which individuals still alive at T3 (T3 survivors, N = 313) differ from the T1 parent sample (N = 516) from which they originated, and an experimental component, reflecting the degree to which the T3 sample (N = 206) differed from T3 survivors (N = 313). Across 48 variables representing medical, sensorimotor, cognitive, personality-related, and socioeconomic domains, the mortality-associated component accounted for 64% of total selectivity, and the experimental component for 36% (0.18 vs 0.10 SD units; t = 7.20, p <.01). Except for age and intelligence, experimental selectivity effects regarding means and prevalence rates were generally small. Partitioning selectivity into mortality-associated and experimental components is a useful tool in the longitudinal study of aging populations.
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- Authors
- Lindenberger, U., Singer, T., & Baltes, P. B.
- Affiliations
- Max Planck Institute for Human Development (DE)
- Max Planck Society (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Lindenberger, U.
- Venue
- The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2002-11-01
- Volume
- 57
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- P474-P482
- ISSN
- 1079-5014 (ISSN-L)
- 1758-5368
- OpenAlex
- W2140385093
- Cited by
- 147
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- 24
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- FWCI
- 10.14
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- The Journals of Gerontology Series B (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (submittedVersion)
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- MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Universität des Saarlandes
- Max-Planck-Institut für Bildungsforschung
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
- Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
- Keywords
- population aging, Berlin Aging Study, older adults, cognitive aging, personality, socioeconomic status, intelligence, prevalence rates, sample attrition
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Attitude, Female, Geriatrics, Health Status, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Mortality, Personal Satisfaction, Personality, Population Surveillance, Social Support, Socioeconomic Factors, Geriatric Assessment, Consensus
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