What matters for life satisfaction in the oldest-old?
What matters for life satisfaction in the oldest-old?
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DOI：
10.1080/13607860500409435
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发表时间：
2006-05-01
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Johansson, B.
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作者：
Berg, A. I.;Hassing, L. B.;Johansson, B.
这项研究的目的是在一系列心理社会和健康相关变量中检查与高龄老人生活满意度相关的因素。生活满意度指数(LSI-Z)的得分与量表和问题有关，包括人口统计学、抑郁、控制点、认知功能、功能能力(日常生活中的工具和个人活动)、自评总体健康和基于医学的健康以及社会网络。样本包括315名参与者，年龄80-98岁；(男性=83岁，66%女性)。回归分析表明，社交网络质量、自评总体健康状况、对生活的控制感和抑郁症状与生活满意度显著相关。总体生活满意度不存在性别差异。然而，在男性和女性中，与生活满意度相关的变量模式不同。女性自评的总体健康状况和抑郁症状与生活满意度有关，而丧偶与男性的生活满意度较低显著相关。结果强调，有必要在更广泛的心理社会变量的背景下，分别为男性和女性分析生活满意度的相关性。
The purpose of this study was to examine factors associated with life satisfaction in the oldest-old within a spectrum of psychosocial and health related variables. Scores on the life satisfaction index (LSI-Z) were related to scales and questions regarding, demographics, depression, locus of control, cognitive function, functional capacity ( instrumental and personal activities of daily living), self-rated overall health and medically based health, and social network. The sample consisted of 315 participants, aged 80-98 years; (M = 83 years, 66% women). Regression analyses indicated that social network quality, self-rated overall health, sense of being in control of one's life, and depressive symptoms were significantly associated with life satisfaction. There was no gender difference in overall life satisfaction. However, there were different patterns of variables associated with life satisfaction in men and women. Self-rated overall health and depressive symptoms were related to life satisfaction in women, whereas widowhood was significantly associated with lower life satisfaction among men. The results emphasize the need to analyse associates of life satisfaction within a broader context of psychosocial variables and separately for men and women.