Change in Perceived Age in Middle and Later Life

Autor/in	Ward, Russell A.
Titel	Change in Perceived Age in Middle and Later Life
Quelle	In: International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 76 (2013) 3, S.251-267 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0091-4150
Schlagwörter	Age; National Surveys; Adults; Older Adults; Health; Trend Analysis; Age Differences; Case Studies; Longitudinal Studies; Correlation; Educational Attainment; Socioeconomic Status; Measurement; Predictor Variables + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Alter; Lebensalter; Älterer Erwachsener; Gesundheit; Trendanalyse; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Korrelation; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Messverfahren; Prädiktor
Abstract	Analyses examine change in the age people "feel" ("felt age") and "would like to be" ("ideal age") (relative to current age) in middle and later life. Data are from 1,815 respondents in two waves (1995-96, 2004-06) of the Midlife in the United States Survey (MIDUS) who were age 40+ at Wave 1. In aggregate, people feel about the same amount younger but become increasingly distant from preferred age. Favorable health trends between waves and better expected future health are related to younger "felt age," cross-sectionally and longitudinally. Health is not related to "ideal age," but education and (for respondents younger than 60) better financial expectations are associated with less youthful ideal age. Patterns for "felt age" appear to reflect images of later life as a time of physical decline, whereas "ideal age" appears to be shaped more by socioeconomic considerations. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10