Noser Emilou, Walther Andreas, Ehlert Ulrike
Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
University Research Priority Program, Dynamics of Healthy Aging, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
Gerontol Geriatr Med. 2017 Jun 14;3:2333721417714875. doi: 10.1177/2333721417714875. eCollection 2017 Jan-Dec.
Looking younger than actual age has been related to a variety of health outcomes. Optimism, self-esteem, and relationship satisfaction are important psychosocial resources for mental health. Little is known about their relation with a younger facial appearance. This study analyzed whether these psychosocial resources are associated with a younger facial appearance and if their effects were mediated through mental health. A sample of = 223 self-reporting healthy men aged 40 to 75 years filled in questionnaires to assess optimism (Life Orientation Test-Revised), self-esteem (Multidimensional Self-Esteem Scale), relationship satisfaction (Relationship Assessment Scale), and mental health (Short-Form Health Survey). Five female raters estimated the visual age of each participant from a frontal face photograph. Looking younger (compared with chronological age) was correlated with optimism, relationship satisfaction, and mental health. Mediation analyses and structural equation modeling indicated that mental health mediated the association between each psychosocial resource and a younger appearance. The results emphasize the importance of promoting psychosocial resources and mental health in men 40+ for the maintenance of good health and the deceleration of facial aging.
看起来比实际年龄年轻与多种健康结果相关。乐观、自尊和人际关系满意度是心理健康的重要社会心理资源。关于它们与更年轻的面部外观之间的关系，人们了解甚少。本研究分析了这些社会心理资源是否与更年轻的面部外观相关，以及它们的影响是否通过心理健康介导。一个由223名年龄在40至75岁之间自我报告健康的男性组成的样本填写了问卷，以评估乐观程度（修订版生活取向测试）、自尊（多维自尊量表）、人际关系满意度（关系评估量表）和心理健康（简短健康调查问卷）。五名女性评分者根据正面面部照片估计了每位参与者的视觉年龄。看起来更年轻（与实际年龄相比）与乐观、人际关系满意度和心理健康相关。中介分析和结构方程模型表明，心理健康介导了每种社会心理资源与更年轻外观之间的关联。研究结果强调了在40岁及以上男性中促进社会心理资源和心理健康对于保持良好健康和减缓面部衰老的重要性。
