Lang, Frieder R.; Weiss, David; Gerstorf, Denis; … - 2012
Anticipating one's future self is a unique human capacity that contributes importantly to adaptation and health … persisted above and beyond the effects of self-rated health and income. Survival analyses revealed that in later adulthood … mortality (n = 879 died) across 10 or more years, even after controlling for age, sex, education, income, and self-rated health …