제목

Life satisfaction and feeling in control: Indicators of successful aging predict mortality in old age

저자

Maja Wiest, Benjamin Schüz, Susanne Wurm

발행기관

US: Sage Publications

발행일

Sep, 2013

키워드

life satisfaction, feelings, aging, mortality, control beliefs

abstract

Life satisfaction and control beliefs are established indicators of successful aging and predict mortality. However, it has not yet been examined whether they independently predict mortality or interact. We examined main and interaction effects using Cox proportional hazards models in a sample of older adults (N = 1402; age range: 65–91). Only the interaction of life satisfaction and control beliefs significantly predicted mortality when controlling for socio-demographic variables and health. These findings suggest that detrimental effects of low control beliefs can be buffered by life satisfaction, and unexpectedly, that high levels of both factors are not most protective against mortality.

주요내용

삶의 만족도와 통제신념은 성공적 노후와 예견된 사망률의 지표로 확립되었음. 그러나 아직 그것들이 독립적으로 사망을 예견하는지 혹은 상호작용하는지에 대해 조사되지 않았음. 이 연구에서는 주효과와 상호작용효과를 조사하였음.

DOI

10.1177/1359105312459099

Subject

Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging; Female; Germany; Health Surveys; Humans; Internal-External Control; Longevity; Male; Mortality; Personal Autonomy; Personal Satisfaction; Proportional Hazards Models">Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging; Female; Germany; Health Surveys; Humans; Internal-External Control; Longevity; Male; Mortality; Personal Autonomy; Personal Satisfaction; Proportional Hazards Models

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1359105312459099