Well-being in Canadian seniors: Findings from the Canadian study of health and aging
Well-being in Canadian seniors: Findings from the Canadian study of health and aging
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DOI：
10.1017/s0714980800013982
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发表时间：
2000-06-01
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Rosenthal, CJ
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作者：
Clarke, PJ;Ryff, CD;Rosenthal, CJ
虽然老龄化与健康问题和残疾的增加有关，但大多数老年人主观上对自己的健康状况持积极态度，并将老龄化视为生命评价的积极时期，增加了智慧和成熟。这些发现有些自相矛盾的性质表明，晚年的幸福感是多方面的和可变的。从全国代表性的调查数据，本文介绍了加拿大老年人的样本的主观幸福感，使用Ryff多层面的幸福措施，并调查各种人口，健康和社会经济条件对报告的幸福水平的影响。老年人的福祉在自主性方面是强大的，这对晚年生活的物质和社会环境有弹性。但是，随着老年人年龄的增长，他们的生活目标感和个人成长机会下降，部分原因是社会经济因素。良好的健康和功能状态对于老年人对周围世界的掌控感很重要。
While aging is associated with increased health problems and disability, most seniors subjectively rate their health positively, and view aging as a positive period of life evaluation, increased wisdom and maturity. The somewhat paradoxical nature of these findings suggests that later life well-being is multidimensional and variable. Drawing on data from a nationally representative survey, this paper describes the subjective well-being of a sample of Canadian seniors, using the Ryff multidimensional measure of well-being, and investigates the effects of various demographic, health and socio-economic conditions on reported levels of well-being. Seniors' well-being is robust in terms of the dimension of autonomy, which is resilient to the physical and social circumstances of later life. But, as seniors age, they experience declines in their sense of purpose in life and opportunities for personal growth, in part, due to socio-economic factors. Good health and functional status are important for seniors' sense of mastery over their surrounding world.