Article
Using Changes in Life Satisfaction and Health to Predict the Survival Status Among Older Men and Women in Taiwan
Journal of Women & Aging
(2013)
Abstract
This study used a subjective measure of quality of life, life satisfaction, to predict survival. Time-varying measures were introduced and comparisons were made across gender to test whether the patterns of associations would differ across gender. Results showed that, among female elders, life satisfaction was a significant predictor of survival over a 12-year period, after objective health was controlled for. Findings seem to support that subjective perceptions of well-being are not simply reflections of objective life conditions. As an indicator of subjective well-being, life satisfaction was as important as objective health in predicting survival among older women.
Keywords
- gender differences,
- life satisfaction,
- time-varying,
- elderly,
- Taiwan
Disciplines
Publication Date
June 14, 2013
DOI
10.1080/08952841.2013.791600
Publisher Statement
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Citation Information
Hsin-Wang Lin and Ho-Jui Tung. "Using Changes in Life Satisfaction and Health to Predict the Survival Status Among Older Men and Women in Taiwan" Journal of Women & Aging Vol. 25 Iss. 3 (2013) p. 227 - 241 ISSN: 1540-7322 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/ho-jui-tung/19/