Positive orientation, self-esteem, and satisfaction with life in the context of subjective age in older adults

The aim of this research was to explore the connection between subjective age and positive orientation in old age. A group of 194 seniors were examined using the Positivity Scale, the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale, and the Satisfaction with Life Scale. The results revealed that a majority of the sample reported younger subjective age. Hierarchical regression analysis indicated that subjective age was a significantly stronger predictor of positive orientation, satisfaction with life, and self-esteem than chronological age, and it also had a unique explanatory power above and beyond self-reported health functioning. It was found that chronological age as a single predictor did not have any meaning in defining the variance of psychological variables among older adults. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.