Ageing and self-regulation

澳大利亚面临着人口老龄化问题，因此，一个日益重要的国家目标是健康老龄化和富有成效的老龄化。我们的初步研究表明，自我调节可能是澳大利亚老年人的一个重大问题。这项拟议中的研究将更清楚地了解老年人何时以及为什么难以调节自己的行为，以及哪些老年人特别容易失去自我控制。 如果老年人确实难以自我调节，如果这些自我调节失败导致健康，财务和社会成本，通过更清楚地了解这个问题，拟议的研究将在改善老年人生活方面迈出重要一步。

Australia is faced with an ageing population, and thus an increasingly important national goal is ageing well and ageing productively. Our preliminary research suggests that self-regulation may be a significant problem for older Australians. The proposed research will provide a clearer picture of when and why older adults have difficulties regulating their behaviour, and which older adults are particularly susceptible to lapses in self-control. If older adults do have difficulties self-regulating, and if these self-regulation failures incur health, financial and social costs, by gaining a clearer understanding of this problem, the proposed research will take an important step in improving the lives of older Australians.