Bhattarai Muna, Lee Gloria K, Kuo Hung Jen
Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences, Texas Christian University, 2800 W. Bowie Street, Fort Worth, TX 76129, USA.
Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology & Special Education, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
Geriatrics (Basel). 2025 Jun 5;10(3):77. doi: 10.3390/geriatrics10030077.
Research suggests that attitudes toward aging significantly impact health and well-being outcomes in older adults and are influenced by various factors. Our study aims to identify gender differences in attitudes toward aging among aging individuals with disabilities while also examining the influence of demographic and psychological factors on these attitudes. For this cross-sectional study, we collected data from 393 middle-aged and older adults with disabilities via an online Qualtrics survey administered through the Prolific platform in the United States. Participants completed the Attitudes Towards Aging Questionnaire Short Form, Purpose in Life Test Short Form, Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale, Acceptance of Chronic Health Conditions Scale, and Three-Item Loneliness Scale. Descriptive and correlation analyses, -tests, and multiple regression analyses were performed. The independent -test findings reveal significant differences in physical change and psychological growth between men and women, with men scoring higher in physical change and women in psychological growth. In multiple regression analyses, purpose in life significantly predicted all three domains of attitudes toward aging in men, while both purpose in life and acceptance were predictors across all domains in women. Additionally, age, employment, and financial stability contributed to aging attitudes only among women. Attitudes toward aging, specifically physical change and psychological growth, were found to vary by gender, with purpose in life, acceptance, and loneliness influencing these attitudes among both groups, while certain demographic factors influenced aging attitudes only among women. These findings underscore the need for gender-specific interventions addressing these substantial factors.
研究表明，对衰老的态度会显著影响老年人的健康和幸福状况，且受到多种因素的影响。我们的研究旨在确定残疾老年人对衰老态度的性别差异，同时考察人口统计学和心理因素对这些态度的影响。在这项横断面研究中，我们通过美国Prolific平台进行的在线Qualtrics调查，收集了393名中老年残疾人的数据。参与者完成了《衰老态度问卷简表》《生活目的测试简表》《正念注意觉知量表》《慢性健康状况接受量表》和《三项孤独感量表》。进行了描述性和相关性分析、t检验以及多元回归分析。独立t检验结果显示，男性和女性在身体变化和心理成长方面存在显著差异，男性在身体变化方面得分更高，女性在心理成长方面得分更高。在多元回归分析中，生活目的显著预测了男性对衰老态度的所有三个领域，而生活目的和接受度在女性中都是所有领域的预测因素。此外，年龄、就业和经济稳定性仅在女性中对衰老态度有影响。研究发现，对衰老的态度，特别是身体变化和心理成长，因性别而异，生活目的、接受度和孤独感在两组中都会影响这些态度，而某些人口统计学因素仅在女性中影响衰老态度。这些发现强调了针对这些重要因素进行针对性别的干预措施的必要性。
