Longitudinal associations between perceived age discrimination and subjective well-being: variations by age and subjective life expectancy

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (7) ◽  
pp. 761-765 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon Avidor ◽  
Liat Ayalon ◽  
Yuval Palgi ◽  
Ehud Bodner
Keyword(s):  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Age Discrimination ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Longitudinal Associations ◽  
Perceived Age

scholarly journals Longitudinal Associations Between Life Satisfaction and Cannabis Use Initiation, Cessation, and Disorder Symptom Severity in a Cohort of Young Swiss Men

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 1372
Author(s):  
Deligianni ◽  
Studer ◽  
Daeppen ◽  
Gmel ◽  
Bertholet
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Symptom Severity ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Negative Binomial ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Value Of Life ◽  
Cannabis Use ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Disorder Symptom ◽  
Longitudinal Associations

Motivations for cannabis use may include coping with negative well-being. Life satisfaction, a hallmark of subjective well-being, could play a role in cannabis use among young adults. This study aims to assess whether life satisfaction (SWLS) at age 21 is associated with cannabis initiation and cessation between the ages of 21 and 25, and with cannabis use severity (CUDIT) at age 25. Data were drawn from a cohort of young Swiss males. Associations of life satisfaction with initiation, cessation, and severity were assessed with logistic and zero-truncated negative binomial regressions. Age, family income, education, alcohol, and tobacco use at age 21 were used as adjustment variables. From a sample of 4778 males, 1477 (30.9%) reported cannabis use at age 21, 456 (9.5%) initiated use between age 21 and 25, and 515 (10.8%) ceased by age 25. Mean (SD) SWLS was significantly higher among non-users at age 21: 27.22 (5.35) vs. 26.28 (5.80), p < 0.001. Negative associations between life satisfaction at age 21 and cannabis use initiation (OR = 0.98, p = 0.029) and severity at age 25 (IRR = 0.97, p < 0.001) were no more significant in adjusted analyses (OR = 0.98, p = 0.059 and IRR = 0.99, p = 0.090). Life satisfaction at age 21 was not associated with cannabis cessation (OR = 0.99, p = 0.296). Results suggest that the predictive value of life satisfaction in cannabis use is questionable and may be accounted for by other behaviors, such as tobacco and alcohol use.

Understanding the mechanisms underlying the effects of negative age stereotypes and perceived age discrimination on older adults’ well-being

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (12) ◽  
pp. 1666-1673 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manon Marquet ◽  
Alison L. Chasteen ◽  
Jason E. Plaks ◽  
Laksmiina Balasubramaniam
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Age Discrimination ◽  
Age Stereotypes ◽  
Perceived Age

Sticks and Stones: Perceived Age Discrimination, Well-Being, and Health Over a 20-Year Period

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 115-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey E. Stokes ◽  
Sara M. Moorman
Keyword(s):  
Physical Health ◽  
Chronic Conditions ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Age Discrimination ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Midlife Development ◽  
Perceived Age

This study examines associations between perceived day-to-day age discrimination, positive well-being, and physical health over a 20-year span. Data came from all three waves of the National Survey of Midlife Development in the United States (1995–2014). Generalized structural equation modeling was used to analyze 6,016 observations of 3,102 participants and test associations between age discrimination and (a) psychological well-being and positive affect, and (b) self-rated health, instrumental activities of daily living, and chronic conditions. Associations were also examined between the well-being measures and all three health outcomes. Between-persons and within-persons effects were modeled separately but simultaneously. Both between-persons and within-persons results revealed numerous significant associations between age discrimination and physical health, although results were stronger between-persons. Moreover, hypothesized associations of age discrimination with well-being, and of well-being with physical health, were supported both between- and within-persons. Findings suggest diminished well-being may be one mechanism whereby age discrimination harms health.

Life Expectancy as an Objective Factor of a Subjective Well-Being

2010 ◽  
Vol 104 (3) ◽  
pp. 475-505 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikolas Papavlassopulos ◽  
David Keppler
Keyword(s):  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Objective Factor
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