Academic Journal
Age Identification in the Framework of Successful Aging: A Study of Older Finnish People
| العنوان: | Age Identification in the Framework of Successful Aging: A Study of Older Finnish People |
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| اللغة: | English |
| المؤلفون: | Uotinen, Virpi, Suutama, Timo, Ruoppila, Isto |
| المصدر: | International Journal of Aging and Human Development. 2003 56(3):173-195. |
| الاتاحة: | Baywood Publishing Company, Inc. 26 Austin Avenue, P.O. Box 337, Amityville, NY 11701. Tel: 800-638-7819; Tel: 631-691-1270; Fax: 631-691-1770; e-mail: info@baywood.com; Web site: http://baywood.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 23 |
| تاريخ النشر: | 2003 |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Identification (Psychology), Older Adults, Aging (Individuals), Interviews, Multivariate Analysis, Self Concept, Longitudinal Studies, Life Satisfaction, Attitude Measures, Psychological Patterns, Well Being, Correlation, Educational Attainment, Gender Differences |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: | Finland |
| تدمد: | 0091-4150 |
| مستخلص: | A person-oriented approach was used in a study of age identification among community-dwelling older people. The study was based on 8-year follow-up data; 843 persons aged 65-84 were involved in the first phase of the study, and 426 persons aged 73-92, in the second phase. Loosely, on the basis of the distinction between successful, usual, and pathological aging (Rowe & Kahn, 1987, 1997), participants were grouped according to their self-ratings of cognitive and physical functioning as "Positive," "Negative," and "Others." Participants possessing at least 4 out of the 5 criteria used as indicators of successful aging in the study (no illness or injury presenting problems in daily life, no health problems imposing limitations on hobbies, self-rated cognitive functioning better than satisfactory, age-comparative functional capacity as good, and no signs of depression) were assigned to the "Positive" group. The results showed these individuals typically to have a more youthful age identity, indicated by a lower feel age and thus a lower subjective age-perception score, lower mental, physical, and look ages, and a less frequently reported sense of age weighing on them. Moreover, this group reported a higher ideal age and had a chronological age satisfaction score closer to 0, suggesting higher satisfaction with chronological age. Also a tendency to set the onset of old age later and a willingness to live to 100 years of age were features that were more characteristic of the "Positive" than the other groups. The findings, supported by multivariate analyses, were in line with those of previous variable-oriented studies on age identification, suggesting that an association exists between perceptions of personal aging and physical and psychological well-being. (Contains 7 tables.) |
| Abstractor: | Author |
| Number of References: | 43 |
| Entry Date: | 2007 |
| URL الوصول: | https://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=69396W88P2XXGUQW |
| رقم الانضمام: | EJ773496 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | ERIC |
| تدمد: | 0091-4150 |
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