There has been a lot of research on how older adults respond to stress, but the findings have been mixed: some studies have found that older adults are less adaptive than younger adults at responding to stress; some have found that they're more adaptive; and some have found no difference. Whether attitudes toward aging could account for this difference in research findings? In other words, are older adults with positive attitudes about aging more able to cope with stress than older adults with negative attitudes? A new study gives a positive answer. For the new study, 43 participants between the ages of 60 and 96 were asked about their attitudes toward aging. For example, participants were asked if they felt they were as useful now as they had been when they were younger, and whether they were as happy as when they were younger. A questionnaire also asked participants about any stress they'd experienced as well as the extent to which they experienced negative emotions, such as fear, irritability or distress. The researchers also accounted for the personality of study participants. Were they optimistic about everything, or are there benefits tied specifically to an individual's attitudes about aging? What is the purpose of the new study? A. To study older adults' attitudes toward aging.B. To study whether good attitudes toward aging help older adults handle stress.C. To study whether personality is tied to older adults' attitudes toward aging.D. To study how much stress older adults can handle

There has been a lot of research on how older adults respond to stress, but the findings have been mixed: some studies have found that older adults are less adaptive than younger adults at responding to stress; some have found that they're more adaptive; and some have found no difference. Whether attitudes toward aging could account for this difference in research findings? In other words, are older adults with positive attitudes about aging more able to cope with stress than older adults with negative attitudes? A new study gives a positive answer.

For the new study, 43 participants between the ages of 60 and 96 were asked about their attitudes toward aging. For example, participants were asked if they felt they were as useful now as they had been when they were younger, and whether they were as happy as when they were younger. A questionnaire also asked participants about any stress they'd experienced as well as the extent to which they experienced negative emotions, such as fear, irritability or distress. The researchers also accounted for the personality of study participants. Were they optimistic about everything, or are there benefits tied specifically to an individual's attitudes about aging?

What is the purpose of the new study?

• A. To study older adults' attitudes toward aging.
• B. To study whether good attitudes toward aging help older adults handle stress.
• C. To study whether personality is tied to older adults' attitudes toward aging.
• D. To study how much stress older adults can handle