Positive attitudes toward older people and well-being among chinese community older adults
Journal
Journal of Applied Gerontology
Journal Volume
29
Journal Issue
5
Pages
622-639
Date Issued
2010
Author(s)
Abstract
We aimed to explore older people’s attitudes toward aging and to further examine associations of such attitudes with their well-being in a Chinese society— Taiwan. Face-to-face interviews were conducted to collect data using structured questionnaires from a random sample of community older people ( N = 316). We found that (a) older people possessed positive attitudes toward aging in general, but there were some group attitudinal differences associated with education attainment and urban residence; (b) older age, fewer social support, and less positive attitudes toward aging were related to more depressive symptoms; (c) younger age, greater social support, greater community participation, and more positive attitudes were related to higher happiness. The associations of positive attitudes with well-being were found after controlling for those of social support and community participation.
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Type
journal article