@article{ref1,
title="Falls and subjective well-being. Results of the population-based German Ageing Survey",
journal="Archives of gerontology and geriatrics",
year="2017",
author="Hajek, André and König, Hans-Helmut",
volume="72",
number="",
pages="181-186",
abstract="PURPOSE: The aim of the current study was to determine the relationship between falling in the past 12 months and subjective well-being in a broader sense. <br><br>METHODS: Cross-sectional data were gathered from a representative sample of community-dwelling individuals in the second half of life (40 to 95 years; n=7808) in Germany. While life satisfaction was quantified using the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), positive and negative affect was measured using the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS). <br><br>RESULTS: The prevalence of falling in the preceding 12 months was 17.6%. After controlling for sociodemographic factors, various lifestyle factors, self-rated health, and morbidity, multiple linear regression analysis revealed that falling in the past 12 months was associated with higher negative affect (β=0.08, p<0.001), lower positive affect (β=-0.04, p<0.05) as well as lower life satisfaction (β=-0.12, p<0.001). <br><br>CONCLUSION: The present study stresses the relationship between falls and subjective well-being. Future longitudinal studies are needed to validate the findings of the present cross-sectional study and to better understand the nature of this relationship.<br><br>Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0167-4943",
doi="10.1016/j.archger.2017.06.010",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2017.06.010"
}