Aging and Subjective Well-Being in Later Life

Abstract

The results suggest that although older cohorts enjoy higher levels of SWB than their younger counterparts when under similar circumstances, they experience sharper declines, especially in the very oldest cohorts. The findings demonstrate the importance of separating out cohort differences and aging effects and also of taking into account the multidimensionality of SWB to determine the point at which age deterioration begins to occur across different measures.

Association between frailty and quality of life among community-dwelling older people: a systematic review and meta-analysis

“…Increased longevity does not mean a happy old age. Quality of life among older people tends to decline as they age, partially due to having poorer health than younger people 3. As people age, they are at increased risk of developing more chronic medical conditions and physical disabilities, which may impair their quality of life.…”

Relationship between coping and subjective well-being of elderly from the interior of the Brazilian Northeast

“…What the elderly public is concerned, studies (Jivraj et al 2014;Rafnsson et al 2015) indicate that the SWB scores can be higher in more long-living cohorts when compared to younger groups. Nevertheless, changing deriving from the advance of age, like decline in the health condition for example, widowhood and retirement, contribute as effects of wear of elderly people's well-being (Jivraj et al 2014).…”

“…Nevertheless, changing deriving from the advance of age, like decline in the health condition for example, widowhood and retirement, contribute as effects of wear of elderly people's well-being (Jivraj et al 2014). In addition, it is observed that satisfaction with life (cognitive component) increases with age (Diener et al 1999;Ordonez et al 2011), while the intensity of affective experiences declines over the years (Diener et al 1999;Kunzmann et al 2000).…”

Duration, timing and order: How housing histories relate to later life wellbeing

“…Wellbeing is multidimensional in nature and comprises three different, empirically identifiable, conceptions: affective, cognitive and eudemonic, respectively reflecting happiness, satisfaction and selfactualisation (Vanhoutte, 2014). Distinguishing multiple forms of wellbeing is useful as each type of wellbeing has its own dynamic, is produced by different sets of resources (Jivraj, Nazroo, Vanhoutte, & Chandola, 2014), and relates in an idiosyncratic way to different life course mechanisms (Vanhoutte & Nazroo, 2016a). The affective aspect of wellbeing consists of moods and emotions, (Diener, Suh, & Lucas, 1999), of which depressive symptoms (CES-D, (Radloff, 1977)) capture the negative side of the spectrum (Wood, Taylor, & Joseph, 2010).…”

“…We adjust for a number of current sociodemographic characteristics (Table 2) (age, gender and ethnicity), health status (limitations in instrumental activities of daily living), and marital status, each of which has an established influence on subjective wellbeing in later life (Jivraj et al, 2014). …”