Psychosocial Well-Being Differences Between the Young Old, Old-Old, and Oldest Old: A Global Comparison.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We investigate global differences in psychosocial well-being between older adult age groups.

Methods

Using multinomial logistic regression, we analyzed 2018 data (n = 93,663) from 9 countries/regions in the Health and Retirement Study international family of studies to compare age group differences in depression, loneliness, and happiness.

Results

Compared to the young old, the old-old reported more depression in Southern Europe, while the oldest old had higher risk in India and Southern Europe but lower risk in the United States. The old-old reported less loneliness in the United States but more in Southern Europe, while the oldest old had greater risk in Southern Europe. The old-old reported less happiness in Korea, while the oldest old had lower r

SUBMITTER: Burns SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11743824 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature