Department of Health Care Administration, Asia University, 500, Lioufeng Road, Wufeng, Taichung 41354, Taiwan, ROC.
Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2012 Jul-Aug;55(1):210-6. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2011.08.011. Epub 2011 Sep 9.
The goals of this study were to identify different life satisfaction trajectory groups among the Taiwanese elderly and to explore the relationships between life satisfaction and time-varying physical, mental, social, health, and economic variables. The data used herein were from five waves of a longitudinal study conducted from 1993 to 2007. Those who completed at least three waves were included in the analysis, for a total of 2584 participants. A group-based trajectory model was used to analyze the data. Time-constant variables and time-varying covariates were used as the moderators of changes in life satisfaction trajectories. Four life satisfaction trajectories were identified: low (21.8%), middle (39.7%), increasing (25.9%), and high-declining (12.5%). Having more education and better physical and psychological health, social support, and economic satisfaction were predictors of a higher life satisfaction trajectory, and maintaining good physical and emotional health, having a spouse, and having better economic satisfaction were associated with an increase in life satisfaction over time.
本研究旨在确定台湾老年人不同的生活满意度轨迹群组，并探讨生活满意度与随时间变化的生理、心理、社会、健康和经济变量之间的关系。本研究使用的数据来自于 1993 年至 2007 年进行的五次纵向研究。至少完成了三次调查的人被纳入分析，共有 2584 名参与者。采用基于群组的轨迹模型对数据进行分析。将时不变变量和时变协变量作为生活满意度轨迹变化的调节变量。确定了四种生活满意度轨迹：低（21.8%）、中（39.7%）、增加（25.9%）和高下降（12.5%）。受教育程度较高、生理和心理健康状况较好、社会支持和经济满意度较高是生活满意度较高轨迹的预测因素，而保持良好的生理和情绪健康、有配偶和经济满意度较高与生活满意度随时间的增加有关。
