Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Lodz, al. Rodziny Scheiblerów 2, 90-128, Lodz, Poland.
Department of Medical Psychology, Medical University of Lodz, 90-419, Lodz, Poland.
Sci Rep. 2023 Oct 4;13(1):16724. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-43868-3.
The concept of healthy ageing, i.e. maintaining health in late life, is closely connected with the role of health behavior. Although health behavior is determined by personal factors, little is known about its relationships with wisdom and positive orientation. Therefore, the aim of the study was to establish relationships between sociodemographic and health factors, personal resources (wisdom and positive orientation) and health-related behavior in late life. The study included 353 Polish seniors aged 60-99 (M = 71.95; SD = 1.45). The respondents completed the Health-Related Questionnaire for Seniors, Three Dimensional Wisdom Scale, Positive Orientation Scale and a sociodemographic survey. Wisdom and positive orientation were associated with general health behavior and all of its factors. Among the sociodemographic variables, attendance in nonformal education courses had the strongest predictive role for health behavior. A hierarchical regression model demonstrated that personal resources significantly determined healthy lifestyle, after controlling for sociodemographic factors. Additionally, mediational analyses revealed that positive orientation acted as a partial mediator between wisdom and health behavior. Our findings extend knowledge about the factors enhancing healthy lifestyle in older adults, indicating that both wisdom and positive orientation may represent valuable personal resources for health-related behavior.
健康老龄化的概念，即保持晚年健康，与健康行为密切相关。尽管健康行为是由个人因素决定的，但我们对其与智慧和积极取向的关系知之甚少。因此，本研究的目的是确定社会人口学和健康因素、个人资源（智慧和积极取向）与晚年健康相关行为之间的关系。该研究包括 353 名年龄在 60-99 岁的波兰老年人（M=71.95；SD=1.45）。受访者完成了老年人健康相关问卷、三维智慧量表、积极取向量表和社会人口学调查。智慧和积极取向与一般健康行为及其所有因素相关。在社会人口学变量中，参加非正规教育课程对健康行为具有最强的预测作用。分层回归模型表明，在控制社会人口学因素后，个人资源显著决定了健康的生活方式。此外，中介分析表明，积极取向在智慧和健康行为之间起部分中介作用。我们的研究结果扩展了关于增强老年人健康生活方式的因素的知识，表明智慧和积极取向都可能是与健康相关行为的有价值的个人资源。
