高龄老人心理状况与健康长寿关系研究

Study on the Psychological Status and the Healthy Longevity of the Oldest-Old in China

文章根据2000年中国高龄老人健康长寿调查数据,从认知能力和心理状态方面对高龄老人的心理状况进行实证分析。由数据看出,中国高龄老人的心理健康状况较好,并随年龄的增加呈下降趋势,认知能力的下降幅度远大于心理状态下降的幅度;城乡高龄老人的心理健康状况有所差异,城镇好于乡村;女性高龄老人的心理健康状况不如男性高龄老人;教育和婚姻都有助于心理健康;高龄老人的心理健康状况与他们对自己的生活和健康状况的自评显著相关。

This paper gives an empirical analysis on cognitive functioning and psychological status of the oldest-old based on the data of the CLHLS in 2000. We find that the psychological status of Chinese oldest-old is quite good and it decreases with the increase of age. The cognitive functioning decreases more rapidly than the psychological status. Male oldest-old and urban oldest-old are in advantages in psychological status. It is worthy noting that higher education and with spouse are both helpful for improving...