老龄化和认知功能的自我感知:志愿服务和代际活动的调解作用
Yura Lee1, Young Ik Cho2, Andrew T Steward1
1Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Aging & mental health
|November 11, 2025
概括
对衰老 (SPA) 的积极自我认知与更好的认知功能有关. 志愿服务部分调解了这种联系,这表明它可能会支持老年人的认知健康.
科学领域:
- 老年学和认知健康
- 老龄化心理学的心理学
- 公共卫生干预措施 公共卫生干预措施
背景情况:
- 刻板印象体现理论 (SET) 认为,对衰老 (SPA) 的自我认知会影响整个生命周期的健康结果.
- 积极和消极的SPA都与认知功能有关,具有潜在的调解途径,包括心理,行为和生理因素.
- 有限的研究已经探索了特定的活动,如志愿服务和代际参与,这些活动可能会调解SPA和认知功能之间的关系.
研究的目的:
- 调查65岁及以上成年人SPA,志愿服务,代际活动和认知功能之间的关联.
- 在4年的时间内,研究志愿者和代际活动在SPA和认知功能之间的关系中扮演的调解角色.
主要方法:
- 利用了两波 (2014年和2018年) 的健康和退休研究,与心理社会和生活方式问卷合并.
- 分析了1892名65岁或以上的成年人的数据.
- 使用通用估计方程来建模数据,并考虑重复测量.
主要成果:
- 阳性SPA显著与更好的认知功能有关.
- 发现志愿服务活动部分调解了SPA和认知功能之间的关系.
- 代际活动没有显著调解SPA认知关系,可能是由于测量限制.
结论:
- 促进对衰老的积极自我认知 (SPA) 和鼓励志愿服务可能是提高老年人认知健康的有效策略.
- 志愿服务是一个可行的途径,通过SPA可以积极影响认知功能.
- 需要进一步研究精细的措施来探索代际活动的作用.
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