Age, Health and Life Satisfaction among Older Europeans

Autor/inn/en	Angelini, Viola; Cavapozzi, Danilo; Corazzini, Luca; Paccagnella, Omar
Titel	Age, Health and Life Satisfaction among Older Europeans
Quelle	In: Social Indicators Research, 105 (2012) 2, S.293-308 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0303-8300
DOI	10.1007/s11205-011-9882-x
Schlagwörter	Evidence; Life Satisfaction; Health; Foreign Countries; Older Adults; Age Differences; Physical Mobility; Role; Vignettes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Evidenz; Lebensvollendung; Gesundheit; Ausland; Älterer Erwachsener; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Rollen
Abstract	In this paper we investigate how age affects the self-reported level of life satisfaction among the elderly in Europe. By using a vignette approach, we find evidence that age influences life satisfaction through two counterbalancing channels. On the one hand, controlling for the effects of all other variables, the own perceived level of life satisfaction increases with age. On the other hand, given the same true level of life satisfaction, older respondents are more likely to rank themselves as "dissatisfied" with their life than younger individuals. Detrimental health conditions and physical limitations play a crucial role in explaining scale biases in the reporting style of older individuals. (Contains 6 figures, 2 tables, and 5 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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