Feeling Younger in Rural Burkina Faso: Exploring the Role of Subjective Age in the Light of Previous Research From High-Income Countries.

Anton SchönsteinDinh Thao Trinh NgoYannick StephanAli SièGuy HarlingTill BärnighausenHans-Werner Wahl

Published in: The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences (2021)

Middle-aged and older adults in Nouna felt less young than similar age groups in Western studies. One of the reasons may be that youthfulness is less of a value outside Western cultures. As in Western studies, parts of the variation in SA can be explained by health parameters.

Keyphrases

south africa
physical activity
mental health
healthcare
public health
case control
middle aged
risk assessment
sleep quality