文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：The cross-domain correlated of subjective age in Chinese oldest-old

作者：Liang, Kun[1,2]

机构：[1]Univ Hong Kong, Dept Social Work & Social Adm, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China;[2]E China Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Social Work, Shanghai 200237, Peoples R China

年份：2014

卷号：18

期号：2

起止页码：217

外文期刊名：AGING & MENTAL HEALTH

收录：;WOS:【SSCI(收录号:WOS:000330164500012)，SCI-EXPANDED(收录号:WOS:000330164500012)】；

语种：英文

外文关键词：depressive symptoms; physical functioning; self-perceived forgetfulness; cross-cultural similarity

摘要：Objectives: This study examined subjective age and its cross-domain correlates in Chinese oldest-old.Method: We conducted a secondary data analysis using cross-sectional data drawn from the 2006 Sample Survey on the Aged Population in Urban/Rural China, which consisted of a sample of 860 community-dwelling Chinese older adults aged 85years and above.Results: A small percentage (8%) of the oldest-old participants reported that they did not feel old. Binary logistic regression analyses revealed that urban living, better physical and self-reported cognitive functioning and mental health were all related to not feeling old, whereas chronological age was found to have no association with subjective age when controlling for indicators of physical and self-reported cognitive functioning.Conclusion: The findings revealed the key roles of functional limitations and mental health in the construction of subjective age in Chinese oldest-old. The possible cross-cultural similarity in the links of subjective age to mental health and physical functioning in later life suggests that maintaining a youthful subjective age may have adaptive value for the oldest-old and contribute to their successful aging.