Geard David, Rebar Amanda L, Reaburn Peter, Dionigi Rylee A
J Aging Phys Act. 2018 Apr 1;26(2):183-193. doi: 10.1123/japa.2016-0357. Epub 2018 Mar 24.
Due to their high physical functioning, masters athletes are regularly proposed to exemplify successful aging. However, successful aging research on masters athletes has never been undertaken using a multidimensional successful aging model. To determine the best model for future successful aging research on masters athletes, we had masters swimmers (N = 169, M age = 57.4 years, 61% women) self-report subjective successful aging, and physical, psychological, cognitive, and social functioning. Using this data we tested one hypothesized and three alternative successful aging models. The hypothesized model fit the data best (-2LL = 2052.32, AIC = 1717) with physical (β = 0.31, SE = 0.11), psychological (β = 0.25, SE = 0.11), and social (β = 1.20, SE = 0.63) functioning factors significantly loading onto a higher order successful aging latent factor. Successful aging should be conceptualized as a multidimensional phenomenon in future masters athlete research.
由于其较高的身体机能，高水平老年运动员常被视为成功老龄化的典范。然而，针对高水平老年运动员的成功老龄化研究从未采用多维度成功老龄化模型进行。为了确定未来针对高水平老年运动员成功老龄化研究的最佳模型，我们让高水平老年游泳运动员（N = 169，平均年龄 = 57.4岁，61%为女性）自我报告主观成功老龄化以及身体、心理、认知和社会功能。利用这些数据，我们测试了一个假设模型和三个替代成功老龄化模型。假设模型与数据拟合最佳（-2LL = 2052.32，AIC = 1717），身体（β = 0.31，SE = 0.11）、心理（β = 0.25，SE = 0.11）和社会（β = 1.20，SE = 0.63）功能因素显著加载到一个更高阶的成功老龄化潜在因素上。在未来针对高水平老年运动员的研究中，成功老龄化应被概念化为一种多维度现象。
