Research Projects

Apr, 2011 - Mar, 2015

Cohort differences in cross-sectional and longitudinal changes of physical, psychological, and social aspects among Japanese elderly

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)

Grant number
23243062
Japan Grant Number (JGN)
JP23243062
Grant amount
(Total)
50,960,000 Japanese Yen
(Direct funding)
0 Japanese Yen
(Indirect funding)
0 Japanese Yen
Grant type
Competitive

Longitudinal and repeated cross-sectional analyses were conducted using the eight-wave panel data between 1987 and 2012 for the nationwide representative sample of Japanese elderly and the baseline survey in 2012 for the new elderly panel including those who were born after World War II.The analyses revealed that non-family networks, cigarette smoking, BMI, exercise habit, and mobility function decreased with age, though not always linearly, and that their mean values and rate of change varied across birth cohorts for some variables. Cohort and/or survey year differences appeared differently for males and females, namely increase of social isolation was observed only among men. Among women, co-residence with adult children was losing beneficial effect on life satisfaction (LS), while positive association between contact with friends and LS increased, suggesting that predictors of subjective well-being could also vary across cohorts and/or survey year

Link information
KAKEN
https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-23243062
ID information
  • Grant number : 23243062
  • Japan Grant Number (JGN) : JP23243062