Hale W D, Cochran C D
Department of Psychology, Stetson University, DeLand, FL 32720.
J Clin Psychol. 1992 Sep;48(5):633-7. doi: 10.1002/1097-4679(199209)48:5<633::aid-jclp2270480509>3.0.co;2-h.
Some investigators have found higher levels of distress in late adulthood, but others have reported no differences between younger and older adults or even lower levels of distress in their older samples. In the present investigation, a sample of adults who had attended the same university and ranged in age from 22 to 86 were asked to complete the Brief Symptom Inventory. Subjects were divided into four age cohorts, and analyses were conducted to determine age-related differences in the reporting of symptomatology. Older adults were more likely than younger adults to report symptoms that reflected distress over physical ailments and memory problems, but young adults were more likely to report symptoms of a primarily psychological nature.
一些研究人员发现成年晚期的痛苦水平更高，但另一些人报告称年轻人和老年人之间没有差异，甚至在他们的老年样本中痛苦水平更低。在本次调查中，选取了一组曾就读于同一所大学、年龄在22岁至86岁之间的成年人作为样本，要求他们完成简明症状量表。受试者被分为四个年龄组，并进行了分析以确定在症状报告方面与年龄相关的差异。与年轻人相比，老年人更有可能报告反映身体疾病和记忆问题困扰的症状，但年轻人更有可能报告主要是心理性质的症状。
