Template:Aging

Self-perception of ageing [ edit] Positive self-perception of health has been correlated with higher well-being and reduced mortality in the elderly.[91] [92] Various reasons have been proposed for this association; people who are objectively healthy may naturally rate their health better than that of their ill counterparts, though this link has been observed even in studies which have controlled for socioeconomic status</a>, psychological functioning and health status.<sup id="cite_ref-Benyamini2003_93-0" class="reference" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate; font-size: 11.2px;">[93]</a> This finding is generally stronger for men than women,<sup id="cite_ref-Deeg2003_92-1" class="reference" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate; font-size: 11.2px;">[92]</a> though this relationship is not universal across all studies and may only be true in some circumstances.<sup id="cite_ref-Benyamini2003_93-1" class="reference" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate; font-size: 11.2px;">[93]</a>  <p style="margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: 22.4px; color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">As people age, subjective health remains relatively stable, even though objective health worsens.<sup id="cite_ref-Kunz2000_94-0" class="reference" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate; font-size: 11.2px;">[94]</a> In fact, perceived health improves with age when objective health is controlled in the equation.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate; font-size: 11.2px;">[95]</a> This phenomenon is known as the "paradox of ageing." This may be a result of social comparison</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate; font-size: 11.2px;">[96]</a> for instance, the older people get, the more they may consider themselves in better health than their same-aged peers.<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate; font-size: 11.2px;">[97]</a> Elderly people often associate their functional and physical decline with the normal ageing process.<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate; font-size: 11.2px;">[98]</a> <sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate; font-size: 11.2px;">[99]</a> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ageing#Self-perception_of_ageing