Trajectories of Subjective Health: Testing Longitudinal Models for Self-rated Health From Adolescence to Midlife.

ABSTRACT: Self-rated health (SRH) is ubiquitous in population health research. It is one of the few consistent health measures in longitudinal studies. Yet, extant research offers little guidance on its longitudinal trajectory. The literature on SRH suggests several possibilities, including SRH as (1) a more fixed, longer-term view of past, present, and anticipated health; (2) a spontaneous assessment at the time of the survey; (3) a result of lagged effects from prior responses; (4) a function of life course processes; and (5) a combination of the preceding. Different perspectives suggest different longitudinal models, but evidence is lacking about which model best captures SRH trajectory. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health and the National Longitudinal Su

SUBMITTER: Bollen KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8607844 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature