文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：The Longitudinal Association Between Age Identity and Physical Functioning Among Urban Chinese Older Adults

作者：Liang, Kun[1]

机构：[1]East China Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Social Work, Shanghai, Peoples R China

年份：2018

卷号：26

期号：3

起止页码：486

外文期刊名：JOURNAL OF AGING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

收录：;WOS:【SSCI(收录号:WOS:000441464400016)，SCI-EXPANDED(收录号:WOS:000441464400016)】；

语种：英文

外文关键词：physical function; self-perceptions of aging; stereotype embodiment

摘要：The aim of this study is to determine the longitudinal association between age identity and physical functioning among urban Chinese older adults. We conducted secondary data analyses based on a sample of older adults aged 60 years and above who participated in both the 2006 and the 2010 Sample Survey on Aged Population in Urban/Rural China, which consisted of 5,788 urban community-dwelling older adults. A single-item measure of age identity was used to distinguish between old and youthful age identities (or the feeling of being old or not). Ordinary least regression analyses revealed that youthful age identity was significantly associated with better physical functioning, even when controlling for baseline sociodemographic and health variables as well as baseline physical functioning. This study provides new cross-cultural and longitudinal evidence of the protective function of youthful age identity in later life.