TY - JOUR N2 - Four types of self-standards (ideal, ought, undesired, and forbidden selves) were analyzed in the context of self-assessed health of older adults. We focused on the relationships between self-discrepancies (perceived actualization of self-standards) and affect, as well as the content of self-descriptions of standards. Participants (116 Polish older adults) completed: Self Standards’ Measure (SSM), PANAS-X and 7 items from the WHOQOL-BREF. First, we found that self-assessed health moderates the effects of self-discrepancies on affect. The ideal and ought self-discrepancies predicted affect when health was assessed as good. Conversely, the undesired and forbidden self-discrepancies predicted affect when health was assessed as poor. Second, health-related content was more typical for the ideal than for the ought standards. Third, older adults who assessed their health better had fewer health-related standards. The results are discussed with reference to control theory of approach and avoidance. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/117757/PDF/2020-03-PPB-02-Bak-etal.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/117757 PY - 2020 IS - No 3 EP - 188 DO - 10.24425/ppb.2020.134725 KW - older adults KW - self-standards KW - self-discrepancy KW - perceived health KW - affect A1 - Bąk, Wacław A1 - Dutkiewicz, Donat N. A1 - Kutnik, Jan PB - Committee for Psychological Science PAS VL - vol. 51 DA - 2020.12.08 T1 - Self-Standards in Late Adulthood. Perceived Health as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Self-Discrepancy and Affect SP - 177 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/117757 T2 - Polish Psychological Bulletin ER -