Publications [#278009] of Yi Zeng

Papers Published

1. Shen, K; Zeng, Y, The association between resilience and survival among Chinese elderly., Demographic Research, vol. 23 no. 5 (July, 2010), pp. 105-116, ISSN 1435-9871 [doi]
   (last updated on 2023/06/01)

   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.