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Latent profile analysis of self‐perceptions of ageing among Chinese community‐dwelling older adults
BACKGROUND: Self‐perceptions of ageing (SPA) is an important predictor for physical and mental health of older adults in successful ageing. SPA is mainly studied from negative or positive perspectives using variable‐centred methodologies. The aim of the current study was to explore distinct profiles...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9298122/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34704645 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/psyg.12774 |
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author | Yao, Gui‐Ying Luo, Yan‐Yan Zhu, Bo Wu, Hui‐Min Liu, Kai‐Li |
author_facet | Yao, Gui‐Ying Luo, Yan‐Yan Zhu, Bo Wu, Hui‐Min Liu, Kai‐Li |
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description | BACKGROUND: Self‐perceptions of ageing (SPA) is an important predictor for physical and mental health of older adults in successful ageing. SPA is mainly studied from negative or positive perspectives using variable‐centred methodologies. The aim of the current study was to explore distinct profiles of SPA among Chinese community‐dwelling older adults using a person‐centred method and validate the SPA profiles by examining associations with psychological outcomes. METHODS: Participants aged 65 and over were randomly divided into test and validation samples (n = 451, respectively). SPA was measured by the Brief Ageing Perceptions Questionnaire using latent profile analysis. RESULTS: Three SPA profiles were identified. One adaptive subgroup was designated as ‘Low ageing awareness and high positive control’ (LAPC, 84.7% and 75% in both samples, respectively). Two maladaptive SPA subgroups were designated as ‘Low positive consequences and control’ (LPCC, 3.9% and 8.2% in both samples, respectively), and ‘High ageing awareness and negative control’ (HANC, 11.4% and 16.8% in both samples, respectively). Similar to negative/positive SPA, the HANC and LAPC subgroups showed the highest and lowest levels of depressive symptoms and cognitive decline. Low cognitive function was found in the LPCC subgroup. CONCLUSIONS: These findings highlight the heterogeneity of older adults' SPA. SPA profiles may aid community healthcare providers in China to identify individuals with high risk of maladaptive SPA and to tailor targeted interventions for psychological health in later life. Distinct SPA profiles require different interventions targeting negative or positive control or both aspects. More positive control strategies might be beneficial for cognitive functioning in older adults from the LPCC subgroup. |
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spelling | pubmed-92981222022-07-21 Latent profile analysis of self‐perceptions of ageing among Chinese community‐dwelling older adults Yao, Gui‐Ying Luo, Yan‐Yan Zhu, Bo Wu, Hui‐Min Liu, Kai‐Li Psychogeriatrics Original Articles BACKGROUND: Self‐perceptions of ageing (SPA) is an important predictor for physical and mental health of older adults in successful ageing. SPA is mainly studied from negative or positive perspectives using variable‐centred methodologies. The aim of the current study was to explore distinct profiles of SPA among Chinese community‐dwelling older adults using a person‐centred method and validate the SPA profiles by examining associations with psychological outcomes. METHODS: Participants aged 65 and over were randomly divided into test and validation samples (n = 451, respectively). SPA was measured by the Brief Ageing Perceptions Questionnaire using latent profile analysis. RESULTS: Three SPA profiles were identified. One adaptive subgroup was designated as ‘Low ageing awareness and high positive control’ (LAPC, 84.7% and 75% in both samples, respectively). Two maladaptive SPA subgroups were designated as ‘Low positive consequences and control’ (LPCC, 3.9% and 8.2% in both samples, respectively), and ‘High ageing awareness and negative control’ (HANC, 11.4% and 16.8% in both samples, respectively). Similar to negative/positive SPA, the HANC and LAPC subgroups showed the highest and lowest levels of depressive symptoms and cognitive decline. Low cognitive function was found in the LPCC subgroup. CONCLUSIONS: These findings highlight the heterogeneity of older adults' SPA. SPA profiles may aid community healthcare providers in China to identify individuals with high risk of maladaptive SPA and to tailor targeted interventions for psychological health in later life. Distinct SPA profiles require different interventions targeting negative or positive control or both aspects. More positive control strategies might be beneficial for cognitive functioning in older adults from the LPCC subgroup. John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 2021-10-27 2022-01 /pmc/articles/PMC9298122/ /pubmed/34704645 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/psyg.12774 Text en © 2021 The Authors. Psychogeriatrics published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Japanese Psychogeriatric Society. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes. |
spellingShingle | Original Articles Yao, Gui‐Ying Luo, Yan‐Yan Zhu, Bo Wu, Hui‐Min Liu, Kai‐Li Latent profile analysis of self‐perceptions of ageing among Chinese community‐dwelling older adults |
title | Latent profile analysis of self‐perceptions of ageing among Chinese community‐dwelling older adults |
title_full | Latent profile analysis of self‐perceptions of ageing among Chinese community‐dwelling older adults |
title_fullStr | Latent profile analysis of self‐perceptions of ageing among Chinese community‐dwelling older adults |
title_full_unstemmed | Latent profile analysis of self‐perceptions of ageing among Chinese community‐dwelling older adults |
title_short | Latent profile analysis of self‐perceptions of ageing among Chinese community‐dwelling older adults |
title_sort | latent profile analysis of self‐perceptions of ageing among chinese community‐dwelling older adults |
topic | Original Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9298122/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34704645 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/psyg.12774 |
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