If you think that people between the ages of 55 and 60 are considered elderly, then you are wrong. The common perception of aging is incorrect in light of recent research.
A recent survey, according to American media, revealed that a 60-year-old person is no longer old, but the general idea of ​​determining the age of old age in our society is not correct.
According to this study, published in the journal Psychology and Aging of the American Psychological Association (APA), aging depends on a person’s happiness and health.
The results of the aforementioned survey on aging are based on data from a German study involving more than 14,000 participants who answered questions 8 times over a 25-year period.
Recent surveys have shown that the age at which a person is considered elderly is constantly increasing.
Researchers say that according to a recent survey, people now over 60 believe old age begins after 75, while a survey of the same people ten years ago put old age at 71.
According to a study published in the American Journal of Medicine, this shift partly reflects increases in life expectancy, the retirement age and the ability to work better overall during our golden years.
The age at which people are considered old varies and changes depending on gender, health and overall happiness.
According to the survey, women believe that aging starts later than men.
The age at which men consider someone old is about two years later than the age at which women consider old age, according to the survey.
Meanwhile, people who live alone or have health problems are considered old at a younger age than people who are happy and healthy.
