Age identity, age perceptions, and health - Evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing
Age identity, age perceptions, and health - Evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing
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10.1196/annals.1396.021
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2007-01-01
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Nazroo, James
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Demakakos, Panayotes;Gjonca, Edlira;Nazroo, James
本研究探讨了年龄认同、年龄认知和健康之间的关系。它使用了英国老龄化纵向研究（ELSA）第一波和第二波的数据。样本由8780名男性和女性组成。使用了四个自变量：对中年何时结束和老年何时开始的看法，以及受访者希望达到和感觉达到的年龄（期望年龄和自我认知年龄）。结果变量为：自我评估健康、自我报告的限制长期疾病或残疾、高血压和糖尿病。统计分析包括描述性、双变量和多变量检验。对年龄、性别、婚姻/同居状况和社会经济地位进行了调整，估计了一系列的logistic回归模型。分析表明，自我感知年龄和感知的中年时间结束与所有四种健康结果相关，超过其他协变量。相比之下，预期年龄与任何结果都无关，而感知到的老年开始仅与自我报告的健康维度相关。这些发现表明年龄认同和年龄观念对老年健康的重要性。
This study explores the association between age identity, perceptions of age, and health. It uses data from the first and second waves of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA). The sample consists of 8780 men and women. Four independent variables were used: perceptions of when middle age ends and old age starts, and the ages respondents would like to be and felt they were (desired and self-perceived ages). The outcomes variables were: self-assessed health, self-reported limiting long-standing illness or disability, hypertension, and diabetes. Statistical analysis included descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate tests. A series of logistic regression models were estimated, which were adjusted for age, sex, marital/cohabitation status, and socioeconomic position. The analysis showed that self-perceived age and perceived chronological end of middle age related to all four health outcomes over and above other covariates. In contrast, desired age did not relate to any of the outcomes, while perceived start of old age related only to self-reported health dimensions. These findings indicate the importance of age identity and age perceptions for health in old age.