Age Identities and Health Among Older Adults: Empirical Evidence From China

Yawen Fan, Wenwen Liu, Xiaohui Zhang, Chenyu Yan, School of Economics, Minzu University of China, Vanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University, Institute for Healthy China, Tsinghua University

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Published online on August 13, 2026

Abstract

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This study uses data from the 2018 and 2020 waves of the China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey (CLASS) to examine the association between age identities and health among older Chinese adults. Findings show that a relatively younger age identity is ...