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Age effects on subjective
        well-being in later life
Stephen Jivraj, Bram Vanhoutte, James Nazroo & Tarani Chandola

                    University of Manchester




         Frailty, Resilience and Inequality in Later Life
Background
 In general population wellbeing is U-shaped
  over age (Blanchflower & Oswald 2008)

 How does well-being evolve in later life (50+)?

   Is there a third age (Laslett 1989) ?
   What does ageing substantively mean?
      Only a decline in conditions and circumstances (health,
       social support, partnership, ses, )?
What is subjective well-being?
 Subjective well-being (SWB) is
   mental health more than physical health?
   subjective judgement more than objective
    conditions?
   a social construct rather than universal truth?


 Measuring SWB relates to normative ideas
  about what the good life is about!
Aristotle
            Epicurus/Aristippus
Hedonic well-being
 Philosophical roots in Aristippus of Cyrene,
  Epicurus, Bentham, Mill
    Well-being is maximalisation of pleasure,
     minimalisation of suffering


 Affective and cognitive aspect (Diener 1984)
    Both + and  affect, based on moods and emotions
    Individual assessment of quality of life, based on
     internal criteria (Life satisfaction)
Hedonic
                                 Well-being


           Affective                                 Cognitive
       +               -


Positive                   Negative           Domain
                                                                 Holistic
Affect                     Affect             specific



                            CES-D                                SWLS
Eudaimonic well-being

    Philosophical roots in Aristotle:
     Well-being is about developing one-self
    and realising ones potential (Maslow 1968;
    Erikson 1959)


 Different operationalisations, with similar
  subdimensions:
     Psychological Well-being (Ryff & Singer, 1998)
     Self-determination Theory (Ryan & Deci, 2000)
     In later life: CASP (Hyde, Wiggins, Higgs & Blane, 2003)
Eudaimonic Well-being

             Eudaimonic
             Well-being




             Autonomy & Self-
Pleasure     realisation
                                Control




                CASP
                CASP15
Research Questions
 What are the effects of ageing, cross-sectional
  and longitudinal, on well-being?

 Do different measures show similar age-
  effects?

 Does controlling for circumstances explain
  away age-effects ?
Data
 English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA)
   Longitudinal unbalanced sample
      10.331 respondents (aged 50+) in wave 1 (2002-2003)
      5.913 in wave 5 (2010-2011)
      Average of 3.1 waves completed
 SWB Measures:
   CASP15: quality of life, autonomy, self-
    actualisation
   CES-D: depressive symptoms
   SWLS: evaluative of life satisfaction
Method: Latent Growth model
 Multilevel/Hierarchical/Random model with 2
  levels
   observations (L 1) nested in individuals (L 2)
 Steps
   Null model => 50-30 % of change in SWB is intra-
    individual.
   Model with only age
   Full Model
Evolution CASP 15
                          40




                          35
Predicted CASP-15 score




                          30




                          25




                          20
                               50   55   60   65   70     75   80   85   90   95
                                                        Age
Evolution CES-D
                        3.5



                         3



                        2.5
Predicted CES-D score




                         2



                        1.5



                         1



                        0.5



                         0
                              50   55   60   65   70         75   80   85   90   95
                                                       Age
Evolution Life Satisfaction
                       27



                       26



                       25
Predicted SWLS score




                       24



                       23



                       22



                       21



                       20
                            50    55   60   65   70         75   80   85   90   95
                                                      Age
Explaining age effects

 Controlling for conditions, is there still an age effect?
  (Full model => 32-40% of total variance is explained )


 Controls:
    Wave / gender / ethnicity / marital status / wealth
     / social class / education / employment status /
     LLSI / ADL / chronic conditions / close contacts /
     social support / volunteering / caring
Age vs Full model CASP 15
                     Full model        Age Model
38



36


34



32



30



28


26



24
     50    55   60     65         70         75    80   85
Age vs Full Model CES-D
                     Age model        Full Model
 3



2.5



 2



1.5



 1



0.5



 0
      50   55   60     65        70          75    80   85
Age vs Full model SWLS
                    Age model        Full model
28


27


26


25


24


23


22


21


20
     50   55   60     65        70          75    80   85
Conclusion
 Different measures different stories?
 What does ageing mean in terms of well-
  being, is it only a decline in conditions or is
  something else happening?
   CASP  quality of life in later life still declines,
    taking into account all known correlates
   CES-D- rise in depressive symptoms can almost
    entirely be explained by conditions
   SWLS  controlling for conditions, people evaluate
    their life in more positive terms as they get older.
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Age, Ageing and Wellbeing in later life

  • 1. Age effects on subjective well-being in later life Stephen Jivraj, Bram Vanhoutte, James Nazroo & Tarani Chandola University of Manchester Frailty, Resilience and Inequality in Later Life
  • 2. Background In general population wellbeing is U-shaped over age (Blanchflower & Oswald 2008) How does well-being evolve in later life (50+)? Is there a third age (Laslett 1989) ? What does ageing substantively mean? Only a decline in conditions and circumstances (health, social support, partnership, ses, )?
  • 3. What is subjective well-being? Subjective well-being (SWB) is mental health more than physical health? subjective judgement more than objective conditions? a social construct rather than universal truth? Measuring SWB relates to normative ideas about what the good life is about!
  • 4. Aristotle Epicurus/Aristippus
  • 5. Hedonic well-being Philosophical roots in Aristippus of Cyrene, Epicurus, Bentham, Mill Well-being is maximalisation of pleasure, minimalisation of suffering Affective and cognitive aspect (Diener 1984) Both + and affect, based on moods and emotions Individual assessment of quality of life, based on internal criteria (Life satisfaction)
  • 6. Hedonic Well-being Affective Cognitive + - Positive Negative Domain Holistic Affect Affect specific CES-D SWLS
  • 7. Eudaimonic well-being Philosophical roots in Aristotle: Well-being is about developing one-self and realising ones potential (Maslow 1968; Erikson 1959) Different operationalisations, with similar subdimensions: Psychological Well-being (Ryff & Singer, 1998) Self-determination Theory (Ryan & Deci, 2000) In later life: CASP (Hyde, Wiggins, Higgs & Blane, 2003)
  • 8. Eudaimonic Well-being Eudaimonic Well-being Autonomy & Self- Pleasure realisation Control CASP CASP15
  • 9. Research Questions What are the effects of ageing, cross-sectional and longitudinal, on well-being? Do different measures show similar age- effects? Does controlling for circumstances explain away age-effects ?
  • 10. Data English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) Longitudinal unbalanced sample 10.331 respondents (aged 50+) in wave 1 (2002-2003) 5.913 in wave 5 (2010-2011) Average of 3.1 waves completed SWB Measures: CASP15: quality of life, autonomy, self- actualisation CES-D: depressive symptoms SWLS: evaluative of life satisfaction
  • 11. Method: Latent Growth model Multilevel/Hierarchical/Random model with 2 levels observations (L 1) nested in individuals (L 2) Steps Null model => 50-30 % of change in SWB is intra- individual. Model with only age Full Model
  • 12. Evolution CASP 15 40 35 Predicted CASP-15 score 30 25 20 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 Age
  • 13. Evolution CES-D 3.5 3 2.5 Predicted CES-D score 2 1.5 1 0.5 0 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 Age
  • 14. Evolution Life Satisfaction 27 26 25 Predicted SWLS score 24 23 22 21 20 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 Age
  • 15. Explaining age effects Controlling for conditions, is there still an age effect? (Full model => 32-40% of total variance is explained ) Controls: Wave / gender / ethnicity / marital status / wealth / social class / education / employment status / LLSI / ADL / chronic conditions / close contacts / social support / volunteering / caring
  • 16. Age vs Full model CASP 15 Full model Age Model 38 36 34 32 30 28 26 24 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85
  • 17. Age vs Full Model CES-D Age model Full Model 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85
  • 18. Age vs Full model SWLS Age model Full model 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85
  • 19. Conclusion Different measures different stories? What does ageing mean in terms of well- being, is it only a decline in conditions or is something else happening? CASP quality of life in later life still declines, taking into account all known correlates CES-D- rise in depressive symptoms can almost entirely be explained by conditions SWLS controlling for conditions, people evaluate their life in more positive terms as they get older.