Feeling Old, Body and Soul: The Effect of Aging Body Reminders on Age Identity
Feeling Old, Body and Soul: The Effect of Aging Body Reminders on Age Identity
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DOI：
10.1093/geronb/gby085
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发表时间：
2020-03-01
影响因子：
6.2
通讯作者：
Gumber, Clayton
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作者：
Barrett, Anne E.;Gumber, Clayton
虽然身体功能和外表的变化向我们自己和他人发出了衰老过程的信号，但研究对衰老的身体经历对年龄认同的影响关注有限。本研究考察了日常身体问题、身体修复和身体辅助这三类衰老身体提醒对年龄认同的影响。方法采用2011-2015年全国健康与老龄化趋势研究的5波数据，建立层次线性模型。模型预测了日常身体问题（如疼痛）、身体修复（如手术和药物治疗）和身体辅助（如助听器）数量变化对年龄认同的影响。结果：日常身体问题和身体修复（尤其是药物）的增加预示着年龄的增长，对日常身体问题的平均影响最大。这些结果是在控制健康的模型中观察到的，表明身体提醒发挥独立的作用。我们的研究揭示了衰老经历的一个领域——身体经历——会影响年龄认同。进一步研究的途径包括检查其他衰老的身体提醒，以及个体之间的差异。
Objectives Although changes in body functioning and appearance signal the aging process to ourselves and others, studies give limited attention to the effect of bodily experiences of aging on age identity. Our study examines the effect on age identity of 3 categories of aging body reminders: everyday body problems, body repairs, and body aids.Methods Hierarchical linear models are run using 5 waves of the National Health and Aging Trends Study (2011-2015). Models predict the effect on age identity of change in the count of everyday body problems (e.g., pain), body repairs (i.e., surgeries and medications), and body aids (e.g., hearing aids).Results Increases in everyday body problems and body repairs (in particular, medications) predict older identities, with the strongest average effect found for everyday body problems. These results are observed in models controlling on health, suggesting that body reminders exert independent effects.Discussion Our study reveals a realm of aging experiences-bodily experiences-that influence age identity. Avenues for further research include examinations of other aging body reminders, as well as variation across individuals.