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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

Summary

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.