Post Date December, 03 2023
According to the latest quarterly issue of the Journal of Geriatric Medicine in the United States, scientists have found that although elderly people's physical functions are gradually aging, their psychological age is on average 13 years younger than their physical age, with males being more youthful in terms of psychological age.
In recent years, many surveys and studies on male psychology have confirmed that the psychological season of men is no less than their practical conditions. Experts say that although the physical functions of elderly people are gradually aging, their psychological age is 13 years younger than the average psychological age, among which male psychological age is even younger.
Jackie Smith, a psychology professor at the University of Chicago in the United States, led the study. They spent 6 years evaluating 516 men and women aged 70 and above, and found that their psychological age was generally lower than their physical age, with almost all men feeling younger than their actual age. Smith's analysis shows that women are more concerned about appearance than men, so their psychological age is closer to their actual age. But this is not to say that men do not care about aging, but their evaluation of life satisfaction is influenced by more factors, and they can still accept new things as they age.
Researchers suggest that the psychological age of the elderly is related to their health status. People who feel young have better health conditions, while elderly people with poorer health conditions have a more similar psychological age to their actual age.
