TY  - JOUR
A1  - Shen, Ke
A1  - Zeng, Yi
T1  - The association between resilience and survival among Chinese elderly
Y1  - 2010/07/16
JF  - Demographic Research
JO  - Demographic Research
SN  - 1435-9871
SP  - 105
EP  - 116
DO  - 10.4054/DemRes.2010.23.5
VL  - 23
IS  - 5
UR  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol23/5/
L1  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol23/5/23-5.pdf
L2  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol23/5/23-5.pdf
N2  - 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.

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