Predictors of Classes of Well-Being Among Aging Women. (17th December 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rillamas-Sun, Eileen; Cochrane, Barbara; Pike, Kenneth; Woods, Nancy
• Is Part Of: Innovation in aging. Volume 5(2021)Supplement 1
• Page Start: 472
• Page End: 472
• Publication Date: 2021-12-17
• Subjects: Aging -- Periodicals; Gerontology -- Periodicals; 612.67
• DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igab046.1819
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2399-5300

Abstract

Abstract: Our aim was to examine the relationship of predictors of well-being from prior studies to the well-being profile developed from data from aging WHI participants. Class 1 included women with both low hedonic and eudaemonic well-being scores, class 4 with the highest scores. Classes 2 and 3 had moderate scores, with class 2 having higher hedonic and lower eudaemonic scores and class 3 having lower hedonic and higher eudaemonic scores. We examined associations between predictors and well-being classes. Youngest women were in Class 4 (mean=60.2 years) and oldest in Class 3 (mean=63.2). African American women had higher proportions in in Classes 2 and 3, Latinas in Classes 1 and 3, and Asian/Pacific Islanders in Class 3. College graduates, married women and those with household incomes >$50, 000 were most likely in Class 4. Associations with age, race/ethnicity, education, marital status and income were consistent with prior analyses incorporating individual well-being indicators.