Barrett Anne E, Toothman Erica L
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 2014;79(2):109-29. doi: 10.2190/AG.79.2.b.
We consider members of the "forever young" cohort's negotiation of aging by examining how shifts in their views of the life course and their location in it influence their physical health. Using OLS regression (Midlife in the United States, 1995-1996 and 2004-2006; n = 1,257), we compare Early and Late Baby Boomers' subjective life course, measured as age identity and timing of middle age, and its physical health effects with those of an earlier cohort, the Lucky Few. Contrary to expectations, the earlier cohort not only held more elongated conceptions of the life course at Wave 1 but also lengthened them more between waves than did Baby Boomers. Results also failed to support the notion of youthful conceptions having stronger health consequences for Baby Boomers. Examining more cohorts over longer timespans would illuminate how developmental aging processes intersect with sociohistorical contexts to shape the subjective life course and its health consequences.
我们通过研究“永远年轻”群体对衰老的应对方式，来探讨他们对生命历程的看法转变以及他们在其中的位置如何影响其身体健康。我们使用OLS回归分析（美国中年研究，1995 - 1996年和2004 - 2006年；n = 1257），比较了早期婴儿潮一代和晚期婴儿潮一代的主观生命历程（以年龄认同和中年时间来衡量）及其对身体健康的影响，并与更早的一个群体“幸运少数”进行了对比。与预期相反，早期群体不仅在第一波调查时对生命历程有更长的概念，而且在各波调查之间比婴儿潮一代延长得更多。结果也未能支持年轻观念对婴儿潮一代有更强健康影响的观点。在更长的时间跨度内研究更多的群体，将有助于阐明发展性衰老过程如何与社会历史背景相互作用，从而塑造主观生命历程及其对健康的影响。
