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Healthy aging among inner-city men.

G E Vaillant1, R J Western

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. gvaillant@partners.org

International Psychogeriatrics
|May 11, 2002
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Positive aging in later life can be predicted by adolescent and early adult choices. Personal control over factors like smoking and education significantly influences health outcomes, with depression being a key uncontrollable predictor.

Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Adolescent Health
  • Longitudinal Studies

Background:

  • Prospective aging studies typically start with older adults, neglecting adolescent influences.
  • Childhood variables, alcohol abuse, and positive aging determinants are often overlooked.
  • Understanding health and illness determinants in aging populations is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate predictors of healthy aging from adolescence into later life.
  • To examine the impact of controllable and uncontrollable factors on aging outcomes.
  • To identify key determinants of biopsychosocial health after retirement.

Main Methods:

  • A 60-year longitudinal study of 332 inner-city adolescent boys.
  • Biopsychosocial data collected every 2-5 years, assessing variables before age 50.

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  • Outcome measures at age 70 included objective (disability, mental health) and subjective (daily living, life enjoyment) aging indicators.

    • Main Results:

    • Positive aging at 70 was predictable by variables assessed before age 50.
    • When personal control variables were accounted for, depression was the sole uncontrollable predictor of aging quality.
    • Both objective and subjective aging were influenced by early-life factors.

    Conclusions:

    • Individuals may exert more control over their post-retirement biopsychosocial health than previously assumed.
    • Psychiatric factors, particularly depression, emerged as more significant predictors than sociological ones in this cohort.
    • Adolescent and early adult choices play a critical role in long-term healthy aging.