Shimizu Yuho, Sato Kenichiro, Ogawa Susumu, Cho Daisuke, Takahashi Yoshifumi, Yamashiro Daichi, Li Yan, Takahashi Tomoya, Hinakura Keigo, Iizuka Ai, Furuya Tomoki, Suzuki Hiroyuki
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan.
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
F1000Res. 2025 Mar 11;13:467. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.149132.4. eCollection 2024.
With the rapid aging of the population, increasing life satisfaction among older adults is essential. Negative perceptions of older adults are internalized, leading to poor mental health. This study hypothesized that participants with more negative perceptions of older adults would have lower life satisfaction.
A cross-sectional survey of older adults was conducted across five wards and four cities in Tokyo, Japan. Participants responded to questions regarding demographics, life satisfaction, and negative perceptions of older adults. Data from 285 participants (264 women, = 71.97 years) were analyzed.
The intraclass correlation coefficient for life satisfaction concerning residential areas was. 03 (95% confidence interval [CI] = [-.03, .10]). Instead of multilevel models, a multiple regression model with life satisfaction as the dependent variable and negative perceptions of older adults and demographics as the independent variables yielded the best fit. Results indicated that participants with more negative perceptions of older adults reported lower life satisfaction ( = -.16, 95% CI = [-.28, -.04], = .008), supporting our hypothesis.
This study was constrained by limited variance in residential areas and a predominantly female participant pool. Previous studies have shown that higher life satisfaction is associated with increased social participation and extended life expectancy, and interventions aimed at enhancing life satisfaction in older adults are significant. Further exploration is warranted to ascertain whether a causal relationship exists, wherein more negative perceptions of older adults diminish life satisfaction.
随着人口的快速老龄化，提高老年人的生活满意度至关重要。对老年人的负面认知被内化，导致心理健康不佳。本研究假设，对老年人有更多负面认知的参与者生活满意度较低。
在日本东京的五个病房区和四个城市对老年人进行了横断面调查。参与者回答了有关人口统计学、生活满意度以及对老年人的负面认知的问题。对285名参与者（264名女性，平均年龄 = 71.97岁）的数据进行了分析。
居住区域的生活满意度组内相关系数为0.03（95%置信区间[CI]=[-0.03, 0.10]）。本研究未采用多层模型，而是以生活满意度为因变量、对老年人的负面认知和人口统计学为自变量的多元回归模型拟合效果最佳。结果表明，对老年人有更多负面认知的参与者报告的生活满意度较低（β = -0.16，95%CI = [-0.28, -0.04]，p = 0.008），支持了我们的假设。
本研究受到居住区域差异有限和主要为女性参与者群体的限制。先前的研究表明，更高的生活满意度与更多的社会参与和更长的预期寿命相关，旨在提高老年人生活满意度的干预措施具有重要意义。有必要进一步探索是否存在因果关系，即对老年人更多的负面认知会降低生活满意度。
