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The potential influence of age and aging on the psychological functioning of
people with disabilities is surprisingly complex. In people with spinal cord
injury or multiple sclerosis, depression is highly prevalent. The limited
research in this area indicates that older age and greater time span since
disability onset may be associated with less self-reported depressive symptoms.
Posttraumatic growth (PTG) and benefit finding (BF) are also common in people
with disabilities. Older age tends to be associated with less BF and PTG. Studies
that use longitudinal designs and examine multiple age-related factors
simultaneously are needed. Potential mediators of age-related effects, such as
historical trends, life-cycle events, maturity, and declining health, also need
to be examined. There are many interesting theoretic and empiric concepts from
aging research that can inform future research on the psychological aspects of
aging with disability.

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