Age Effects of Goal Engagement Strategies across Older Adulthood: High Levels of Goal Engagement Buffers Increasing Depressive Symptoms in Early Old Age

Goal engagement (GE) can protect older adults’ well-being in the context of age-related stressors. However, it is not known whether GE exerts age effects across older adulthood. Results from a 12-year longitudinal study show that GE buffered increasing depressive symptoms in early, but not advanced, old age.