Saajanaho Milla, Rantakokko Merja, Portegijs Erja, Törmäkangas Timo, Eronen Johanna, Tsai Li-Tang, Jylhä Marja, Rantanen Taina
Department of Health Sciences, Gerontology Research Center, University of Jyvaskyla, P.O. Box 35, 40014 Jyvaskyla, Finland.
Gerontology Research Center, School of Health Sciences, University of Tampere, 33014 Tampere, Finland.
Eur J Ageing. 2016 Jun 1;13(3):195-208. doi: 10.1007/s10433-016-0382-3. eCollection 2016 Sep.
It has been theorized that life resources influence goal engagement. The aim of the present study was to examine whether personal characteristics, and socio-economic, social and health resources are associated with personal goal content in old age. The participants were 824 community-dwelling people aged 75-90 from the Life-Space Mobility in Old Age project. Personal goals were elicited using a revised version of the Personal Project Analysis in a structured interview. Cross-sectional bi- and multivariate analyses using logistic regression modelling were conducted. The results showed that the most commonly reported goals were health maintenance related. People with better health resources were more likely to report goals related to leisure-time, social and physical activities and less likely to report goals related to recovery of health. Those with poor social resources were at risk for having no personal goals in their lives. The results are in line with theorizing on the influence of life resources on goal setting in old age. Further longitudinal studies are needed on whether resource loss precedes goal modification, and how goal setting strategies influence both mental and physical well-being in old age.
有理论认为生活资源会影响目标投入。本研究的目的是检验个人特征、社会经济、社会和健康资源是否与老年人的个人目标内容相关。参与者是来自老年生活空间流动性项目的824名年龄在75至90岁之间的社区居民。在结构化访谈中，使用个人项目分析的修订版来引出个人目标。采用逻辑回归模型进行横断面双变量和多变量分析。结果表明，最常报告的目标与健康维护有关。健康资源较好的人更有可能报告与休闲、社交和体育活动相关的目标，而不太可能报告与恢复健康相关的目标。社会资源匮乏的人面临着生活中没有个人目标的风险。这些结果与关于生活资源对老年目标设定影响的理论相符。关于资源丧失是否先于目标调整，以及目标设定策略如何影响老年人的身心健康，还需要进一步的纵向研究。
