印度老年人幸福的领域与决定因素。

Domains and Determinants of Well-Being of Older Adults in India.

作者信息

Ladusingh Laishram, Ngangbam Sapana

机构信息

International Institute for Population Sciences, Deonar, Mumbai, 400088, India.

出版信息

J Cross Cult Gerontol. 2016 Mar;31(1):89-111. doi: 10.1007/s10823-016-9279-z.

DOI:10.1007/s10823-016-9279-z

PMID:26797966

Abstract

This study proposes a well-being index of older adults which integrates five domains, namely, activities of daily living, health status, psychological strength, life accomplishment and social ties, and examines potential socio-demographic, living arrangement, lifestyle and religiosity determinants of well-being. The present study uses micro data of 1255 older adults from the recent pilot survey for the Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI) conducted in 2010. The results suggest that normal activities of daily life, health, and social ties decline with advancing age, while life accomplishment remains stable over age. However, when all domains are integrated, well-being tends to fade out with advancing age. While smoking has a deterrent effect on well-being, better economic status, literacy, living in a joint family with spouse, religiosity, and regular physical exercise have a statistically significant positive effect on the well-being of older adults in India.

摘要

本研究提出了一个老年人幸福指数，该指数整合了五个领域，即日常生活活动、健康状况、心理韧性、生活成就和社会关系，并考察了幸福的潜在社会人口统计学、生活安排、生活方式和宗教信仰决定因素。本研究使用了2010年印度纵向老龄化研究（LASI）近期试点调查中1255名老年人的微观数据。结果表明，日常生活的正常活动、健康和社会关系随着年龄的增长而下降，而生活成就随年龄增长保持稳定。然而，当所有领域综合起来时，幸福感往往会随着年龄的增长而逐渐消失。虽然吸烟对幸福感有抑制作用，但更好的经济状况、识字率、与配偶生活在联合家庭、宗教信仰和定期体育锻炼对印度老年人的幸福感有统计学上显著的积极影响。