Association between positive grandparental involvement during childhood and generativity in late life among community‐dwelling, cognitively intact, older adults in Japan
Association between positive grandparental involvement during childhood and generativity in late life among community‐dwelling, cognitively intact, older adults in Japan
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日本社区居住、认知完整的老年人童年时期积极祖父母参与与晚年生育能力之间的关系
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10.1111/ggi.14139
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2021
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Takeo Fujiwara
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Ayako Morita;Takeo Fujiwara
生育能力越来越被认为是健康老龄化的关键因素。本研究调查了接受更多积极的祖父母参与的孩子在晚年是否会表现出更高的创造力。方法2017年，居住在日本宫城县Wakuya市的173名根据快速轻度认知障碍筛查显示认知正常的老年人参加了一项自我报告生命历程调查（年龄范围：65-88岁）。采用多元线性回归对潜在混杂因素进行校正，研究了儿童时期祖父母积极参与与生育能力之间的关系（由洛约拉生育能力量表测量）。结果与没有或有低祖父母参与的老年人相比，中等（β = 1.93, 95%可信区间[CI]: 0.24-3.62）和高祖父母参与（β = 2.09, 95% CI: 0.32-3.87）的老年人在调整年龄、性别、记忆表现、抑郁症状、童年社会经济地位和父母参与后，其生成性水平更高。即使在进一步调整教育和当前祖父母经历后，显著的剂量-反应关联仍然存在。结论：在社区居住、认知完整的日本老年人中，祖父母对儿童的积极参与程度越高，其生育能力越高。Geriatr Gerontol Int••；••：••••••••Geriatr Gerontol Int 2021；••: ••–••.
AimGenerativity is increasingly being recognized as a key element of healthy aging. The present study investigated whether children who received more positive grandparental involvement would show higher generativity in late life.MethodsIn 2017, 173 older adults living in Wakuya City (Miyagi Prefecture, Japan), and who showed normal cognition based on the Quick Mild Cognitive Impairment Screen, participated in a self‐report life course survey (age range: 65–88 years). The association between positive grandparental involvement in childhood and generativity (measured by the Loyola Generativity Scale) was investigated using multiple linear regression adjusted for potential confounders.ResultsCompared with older adults without or had low positive grandparental involvement in childhood, a higher level of generativity was observed among those with medium (β = 1.93, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.24–3.62) and high positive grandparental involvement (β = 2.09, 95% CI: 0.32–3.87), adjusting for age, gender, memory performance, depressive symptoms, childhood socio‐economic status and parental involvement. The significant dose–response association remained even after further adjusting for education and current grandparental experiences.ConclusionGreater positive grandparental involvement in childhood was associated with a higher level of generativity among community‐dwelling, cognitively intact, Japanese older adults.Geriatr Gerontol Int ••; ••: ••–••Geriatr Gerontol Int 2021; ••: ••–••.