Stability of Life Satisfaction in Late Life

1983 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. A. Baur ◽  
M. A. Okun
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Late Life

Life satisfaction and social desirability across the late life span: What relationship?

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 241-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Chiara Fastame ◽  
Maria Pietronilla Penna ◽  
Paul Kenneth Hitchcott
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Life Span ◽  
Social Desirability ◽  
Late Life

SODA: a new questionnaire for the assessment of life satisfaction in late life span

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 515-533 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Chiara Fastame ◽  
Maria Pietronilla Penna ◽  
Paul Kenneth Hitchcott
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Life Span ◽  
Late Life

scholarly journals Stability and change in well-being among middle-aged and older Japanese

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-88
Author(s):  
Takeshi Nakagawa ◽  
Yukiko Nishita ◽  
Chikako Tange ◽  
Makiko Tomida ◽  
Kaori Kinoshita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Middle Age ◽  
Late Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Age Related Changes

Prior evidence suggests that subjective well-being (SWB) remains relatively stable across adulthood. However, longitudinal evidence is sparse except in Western societies such as North America and Western Europe. We examined age-related changes in SWB (life satisfaction, positive affect, and negative affect) among middle-aged and older Japanese. We applied multilevel growth models to 14-year seven-wave longitudinal data of a dynamic cohort study. A total of 3,890 participants aged 40–81 at first assessment were included in the analysis. The longitudinal results demonstrated differential trajectories of SWB. Life satisfaction exhibited an accelerated increase in middle age but decreased and leveled off in old age. Positive affect increased in midlife and declined in late life. Negative affect remained stable in middle age but increased in old age. Demographics, health, and methodological correlates did not fully account for age-related changes in SWB. Of note, increases in negative affect in old age remained evident even after controlling for the correlates. In conclusion, life satisfaction was stable across adulthood, which was not the case with positive and negative affect. We discussed the possible mechanisms in these observed trajectories of SWB, in particular, negative affect in late life.

scholarly journals Factors associated with psychiatric disorders and treatment seeking behaviour among older adults in India

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shobhit Srivastava ◽  
KM Sulaiman ◽  
Drishti Drishti ◽  
T. Muhammad
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Psychiatric Disorder ◽  
Psychiatric Disorders ◽  
Late Life ◽  
Wealth Quintile ◽  
Treatment Seeking ◽  
Lower Probability ◽  
Effective Sample Size

AbstractSince untreated or undertreated late-life mental disorders is associated with grave consequences including poor quality of life and increased mortality rates, this study investigates the associated factors of psychiatric disorders and its treatment seeking among older adults in India. Data for this study were derived from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) conducted during 2017–2018. The effective sample size was 31,464 older adults aged 60 years and above. Descriptive statistics and bivariate analysis were used to present the preliminary results. Chi-square test was used to find the significance level for bivariate association. Additionally, the Heckprobit selection model was employed to fulfil the objectives. It was revealed that about 2.8% of older adults had psychiatric disorder and of those who were suffering from psychiatric disorder, 41.3% (out of 2.8%) sought medical treatment. It was found that older adults who ever worked but currently not working, who had low level of life satisfaction, had poor self-rated health, had difficulty in activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental ADL and had symptoms of psychological distress had higher probability of suffering from psychiatric disorder in reference to their counterparts. Older adults from oldest-old age group, who were females, from poorest wealth quintile, from Scheduled Tribe and from eastern region had lower probability of seeking treatment for psychiatric disorder in reference to their counterparts. The findings of the present study urge that greater attention be devoted at detecting and preventing late-life psychiatric disorder particularly among those who are at greater risk vis., male gender, working status as “ever worked but currently not working”, having low life satisfaction, poor SRH, ADL and IADL difficulties, higher psychological distress, belonging to higher wealth quintile and rural place of residence.

scholarly journals COHORT DIFFERENCES IN CHANGES IN LIFE SATISFACTION AMONG OLDER JAPANESE

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S697-S697
Author(s):  
Takeshi Nakagawa ◽  
Erika Kobayashi
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Late Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Individual Development ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Representative Study ◽  
Cohort Differences ◽  
Young Old

Abstract Life span research has been interested in how sociocultural contexts shape individual development and aging processes. Empirical studies have reported that later cohorts show higher levels of well-being. However, more recent studies indicate that cohort differences are not sustained in very late life. The present study examined whether cohort differences in well-being, as measured by life satisfaction, are observed in the young-old and old-old, and further explored potential determinants of cohort differences. Using longitudinal data from a nationally representative study of older Japanese, conducted from 1987—2002, we compared earlier- and later-born cohorts in the young-old (N = 874; age 60—65; year of birth: 1922—1927 and 1931—1936) and old-old (N = 1,022; age 70—80; year of birth: 1907—1917 and 1919—1929), respectively. To control for covariates, we used case-matched groups based on age and gender. Results revealed that later cohorts exhibited higher levels of life satisfaction in both age groups. In the young-old, life satisfaction declined across cohorts. In the old-old, life satisfaction remained stable among earlier cohorts but declined among later cohorts. Socioeconomic, social, and health factors at the individual level and methodological factors (i.e., number of observations) did not fully explain the cohort differences in both age groups. Our results suggest that historical increases in levels of well-being are observed in late life, but that these improvements do not hold in very late life. Future studies should consider potential societal factors behind observed cohort differences in well-being.

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