Later Life In Estonia: Satisfaction With Life And Intergenerational Support

10.5580/55e ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Intergenerational Support

Age of First Exposure to Collision Sports Does Not Affect Quality of Life Outcomes in Community Rugby Players

Neurology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 95 (20 Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. S11.2-S11
Author(s):  
Katie Hunzinger ◽  
Katelyn Costantini ◽  
Charles Buz Swanik ◽  
Thomas A. Buckley
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Status ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Assess Quality ◽  
Rugby Players

ObjectiveTo determine the relationship between exposure to repetitive head impacts (RHI) through collision sports prior to the age of 12 and quality of life measures in community rugby players.BackgroundIt is suggested that RHI incurred before age 12 may be associated with later life neurologic impairments. However, research on age of first exposure (AFE) to collision sports and psychological outcomes has not be explored in rugby, a sport which participants often continue in community settings beyond college.Design/MethodsIndividuals over 18 years old who currently or previously played contact rugby completed an online questionnaire. To assess quality of life and psychological status, participants completed the Brief-Symptoms Inventory 18 (BSI-18), Short Form 12 (SF-12), and Satisfaction with Life Survey (SWLS). Participants were dichotomized into AFE to collision sports (12); AFE to rugby was not used since most participated in other collision sports prior to rugby. Data were not normally distributed; therefore, a Mann-Whitney U test was performed to compare outcomes between AFE groups.Results1,037 rugby players (31.6 + 11.3 years, 59.1% male) participated in this study. There were no significant differences between AFE 12 groups on all outcomes: BSI-18 Somatization (U = 97,286, p = 0.307), BSI-18 Depression (U = 100,267, p = 0.778), BSI-18 Anxiety (U = 98,851, p = 0.531), SF-12 Physical (U = 94,413, p = 0.241), SF-12 Mental (U = 96,517, p = 0.512), SWLS (U = 98,866, p = 0.537). Mean scores for all outcomes were: BSI-18 Somatization (2.33 + 2.99), BSI-18 Depression (4.20 + 4.91), BSI-18 Anxiety (3.32 + 3.75), SF-12 Physical (52.40 + 7.25), SF-12 Mental (46.20 + 11.45), SWLS (24.86 + 6.31).ConclusionsConsistent with recent cohort studies, there was no observed difference on three common measures of psychological well-being and quality of life in rugby players based upon AFE to collision sports. However, later life potential consequences of RHI in rugby players remains to be elucidated.

scholarly journals Caught in the middle in mid-life: provision of care across multiple generations

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (7) ◽  
pp. 1490-1510 ◽  
Author(s):  
Athina Vlachantoni ◽  
Maria Evandrou ◽  
Jane Falkingham ◽  
Madelin Gomez-Leon
Keyword(s):  
Later Life ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Intergenerational Support ◽  
Multinomial Regression ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Elderly Parents ◽  
Multiple Generations ◽  
Baby Boomer Generation ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Part Time

AbstractWith a large baby-boomer generation entering mid-later life in the United Kingdom, and families spanning across multiple generations, understanding how individuals support multiple generations is of increasing research and policy significance. Data from the British 1958 National Child Development Study, collected when respondents were aged 55, are used to examine how mid-life women and men allocate their time to support elderly parents/parents-in-law and their own adult children in terms of providing grandchild care, and whether there is a trade-off in caring for different generations. Binary logistic and multinomial regression models distinguish between individuals supporting multiple generations, only one generation or none. One-third of mid-life individuals are ‘sandwiched’ between multiple generations, by having at least one parent/parent-in-law and one grandchild alive. Among them, half are simultaneously supporting both generations. Caring for grandchildren increases the probability of also supporting one's parents/parents-in-law, and vice versa. More intense support for one generation is associated with a higher likelihood of supporting the other generation. Good health is associated with caring for multiple generations for men and women, while working part-time or not at all is associated with such care provision for women only. Facilitating mid-life men and women in responding to family support demands whilst maintaining paid employment will be critical in fostering future intergenerational support.

scholarly journals Relationship Quality and Depressive Symptoms Among Very Old Parents and Their Older Children in South Korea

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 348-348
Author(s):  
Gyounghae Han ◽  
Joohong Min ◽  
Joohyun Kim ◽  
Kyungmin Kim ◽  
Kathrin Boerner
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Intergenerational Conflict ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Intergenerational Support ◽  
Older Children ◽  
Intergenerational Relationship ◽  
Very Old ◽  
Partner Effect ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Research has consistently reported the association between intergenerational relationship quality and mental health outcomes in later life. However, few studies have examined the link among very old parents and their older children, and even fewer studies investigated whether the relationship quality matters similarly to parents and children. Employing a dyadic approach, this study examined how one’s own and partner’s perceptions of relationship quality (i.e., support and conflict) are associated with depressive symptoms among very old parents and their children. Data from 105 dyads of parents (age 81-97; M = 87.92, SD = 2.80) and their children (age 65-72; M = 65.87, SD = 1.23) in South Korea were used. Results showed that parents tended to report significantly higher levels of intergenerational support and lower levels of intergenerational conflict, compared to their children. Regarding the actor effects of relationship quality, one’s own perceptions of intergenerational conflict were positively associated with depressive symptoms for both parents (β = 0.26, p < .01) and children (β = 0.37, p < .001), whereas intergenerational support was not significant. In terms of the partner effect, intergenerational support (reported by parents) was negatively related to depressive symptoms only for children (β = -0.21, p < .01), but the partner effect of conflict was not significant. The findings highlight the centrality of perceptions of intergenerational relationship in understanding well-being in later life. Further, children’s depressive symptoms were susceptible to how their parents view the relationship. Findings were discussed in the context of Intergenerational Stake Theory.

scholarly journals The effects of pre-retirement factors and retirement route on circumstances in retirement: findings from the Whitehall II study

2004 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 279-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARTIN HYDE ◽  
JANE FERRIE ◽  
PAUL HIGGS ◽  
GILL MEIN ◽  
JAMES NAZROO
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Financial Security ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Developed World

Retirement has traditionally been seen as the beginning of old age. It has been depicted as mandatory expulsion from the workforce and seen to mark the transition to a period of ill health and poverty. Such ideas and associations are however being challenged in the developed world by socio-demographic changes in retirement and old age. People in the United Kingdom as elsewhere are living longer and healthier lives, and many older people have access to non-state incomes that afford them a reasonable standard of living in retirement. There is however still concern that inequalities persist into old age. Data from two waves of the British Whitehall II study have been used to assess the relative effects of occupational grade, psychological and general health during working life, and retirement patterns or pathways on activities, attitudes to health and income in retirement. The results show that the majority of the sample reported good health, financial security and overall satisfaction with life, but with observable inequalities. Regression analyses demonstrate that pre-retirement circumstances generally had a greater effect on later life than the retirement route or pathway. Retirement no longer represents a drastic break between working and post-work life but rather, the results suggest, there are continuities between the two periods. It is concluded that the main causes of inequalities in retirement are work-based rather than in retirement itself.

scholarly journals Daughters’ and Sons’ Remittances in Rural China: Findings From a National Survey

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (11) ◽  
pp. 2911-2934 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rob J. Gruijters
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
Intergenerational Support ◽  
Older Parents ◽  
Economic Support ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Part Model

In China, it has historically been the responsibility of sons rather than daughters to provide economic support to older parents. This study used a sample of 12,389 non-coresident children to analyze whether such gender differences persist in contemporary rural China and how they can be explained. A two-part model showed that daughters were somewhat more likely to remit to parents, although sons provided higher amounts. The support of parents by both daughters and sons was found to be strongly related to out-migration and the receipt of grandchild care, but the negative effect of marriage was stronger for daughters. These findings imply a weakening of the traditional gendered division of intergenerational support. The increased importance of daughters as a source of economic security in later life is likely to reduce parents’ preference for sons.

scholarly journals Intergenerational Effects on the Impacts of Technology Use in Later Life: Insights from an International, Multi-Site Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (16) ◽  
pp. 5711 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shannon Freeman ◽  
Hannah R. Marston ◽  
Janna Olynick ◽  
Charles Musselwhite ◽  
Cory Kulczycki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Intergenerational Relationships ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Intergenerational Support ◽  
Use Of Technology

As the use of technology becomes further integrated into the daily lives of all persons, including older adults, it is important to investigate how the perceptions and use of technology intersect with intergenerational relationships. Based on the international multi-centered study Technology In Later Life (TILL), this paper emphasizes the perceptions of older adults and the interconnection between technology and intergenerational relationships are integral to social connectedness with others. Participants from rural and urban sites in Canada and the UK (n = 37) completed an online survey and attended a focus group. Descriptive and thematic analyses suggest that older adults are not technologically adverse and leverage intergenerational relationships with family and friends to adjust to new technologies and to remain connected to adult children and grandchildren, especially when there is high geographic separation between them. Participants referenced younger family members as having introduced them to, and having taught them how to use, technologies such as digital devices, computers, and social networking sites. The intergenerational support in the adoption of new technologies has important implications for helping older persons to remain independent and to age in place, in both age-friendly cities and in rural communities. The findings contribute to the growing literature in the fields of gerontology and gerontechnology on intergenerational influences and the impacts of technology use in later life and suggest the flexibility and willingness of older persons to adopt to new technologies as well as the value of intergenerational relationships for overcoming barriers to technology adoption.

Steeling in Later Life: Exploring Age-Specific Effects of Varying Levels of Stress on Psychological Resilience

2019 ◽  
pp. 009141501987120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Höltge ◽  
Shauna L. Mc Gee ◽  
Andreas Maercker ◽  
Myriam V. Thoma
Keyword(s):  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Psychological Resilience ◽  
Specific Effects

The steeling effect suggests that “optimal” stress positively affects well-being by enhancing resilience. However, there is lack of longitudinal investigations in diverse age groups. The aim was to explore steeling in later life and potential predictors. The sample consisted of N =  195 participants. A 1-year longitudinal survey study was conducted. Sociodemographics, experienced stress, resilience resources, and satisfaction with life were assessed. Latent profile analysis was used to identify profiles that differ in the change of resilience resources over time and to examine differences between the profiles across the other study variables. Three profiles emerged: decreased resources ( Decrease), stability of resources ( Maintenance), and increased resources ( Increase). “Decrease” was characterized by low, Maintenance by moderate, and Increase by high stress. Age influenced profile membership. While the results failed to support the classic steeling effect, with high stress associated with increased resilience resources, optimal stress was associated with the maintenance of resilience resources.

scholarly journals Intergenerational Caregiving Patterns, BMI, and Gender Gaps Among the Sandwich Generation in China

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 510-511
Author(s):  
Jingwen Liu ◽  
Feinian Chen
Keyword(s):  
High Intensity ◽  
Oldest Old ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Gender Inequalities ◽  
Intergenerational Support ◽  
Sandwich Generation ◽  
Intergenerational Caregiving ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Work Family

Abstract Existing literatures yield established evidence about the heightened stress brought by multiple roles and potential role overload across work-family context, but little is known about the BMI levels of the “sandwich” caregivers within families and the associated gender inequalities. Indeed, the Chinese pivotal generations are exposed to unshared stress and higher health risks considering that intergenerational support still predominates the caregiving patterns for the oldest old and dependent children under current socioeconomic backgrounds. Using 2011 and 2013 waves of China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS, N = 12186), we examine associations of BMI and intergenerational caregiving patterns among the “sandwich generation” aged 45 to 69. We find that the sandwich generation with at least one parent alive and one grandchild under 16 have higher BMI (24.2, within obesity range) than their counterparts (23.7, within normal range). A higher proportion of females act as caregivers and especially high-intensity caregivers than males, and they also score one-unit higher in BMI than males (23.4). Fixed effect regression results indicate that simultaneous caregiving to both parents and young grandchildren significantly advances individuals’ BMI levels, while no evidence shows similar negative effect of providing care to one generation. Moreover, high-intensity caregiving (1000 hours and above during the past year) is associated with elevated BMI for females but not for males. The gendered caregiving patterns and health implications inform the physical and psychological vulnerability of the pivotal generation and the necessities of gender-specific intervention in middle and later life.

Adaptation des aînés à la résidence pour personnes âgées: Activité de loisirs et autodétermination

2010 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 557-565 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emin Altintas ◽  
Gaëlle Majchrzak ◽  
Claire Leconte ◽  
Alain Guerrien
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Elderly Person ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Leisure Participation ◽  
Life Study ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Practical Implications

ABSTRACTThe purpose of this study was to better understand adjustment and life satisfaction in later life. In particular, it examined the contribution of leisure participation and motivation toward leisure in older people’s adjustment to their nursing homes and their satisfaction with life.. Study results underlined the contribution of participation in leisure activities both to the adaptation of an elderly person to his residence and to life satisfaction. In terms of adaptation to the residence, participation in recreational activities exhibited this mediational sequence: leisure participation → self-determined motivation for leisure → adjustment to nursing homes. This suggests that leisure participation has an indirect effect on older people’s adaptability. Various practical implications of this research emerge for the development of future recreational programs in nursing homes to promote seniors’ adaptation.

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