Ke Shen
Yi Zeng

http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol23/5/

doi:10.4054/DemRes.2010.23.5

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Abstract

Based on the unique longitudinal data of the elderly aged 65+ with a sufficiently large sub-sample of the oldest-old aged 85+ from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey, we construct a resilience scale with 7 indicators for the Chinese elderly, based on the framework of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale. Cox proportional hazards regression model estimates show that, after controlling for socio-demographic characteristics and initial health status, the total resilience score and most factors of the resilience scale are significantly associated with reduced mortality risk among the young-old and oldest-old. Although the causal mechanisms remain to be investigated, effective measures to promote resilience are likely to have a positive effect on longevity of the elderly in China.

Author's affiliation
Ke Shen
Peking University, China
Yi Zeng
Duke University, United States of America

Keywords
China, healthy life expectancy, mortality risk, residence, survival

Word count (Main text)
1816

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