Perceived health status and life satisfaction in old age, and the moderating role of social support.

Abstract:

OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was on one hand to examine the associations between health impairment and life satisfaction, as well as social support and life satisfaction, and on the other, to analyze the moderating effect of social support with regard to health impairment and life satisfaction in a sample of community-dwelling older adults from urban areas of Granada, southern Spain. METHOD:This was a cross-sectional survey in which a sample of 406 older adults with ages between 65 and 99 years old (Mage = 74.88, SD = 6.75) was selected. Multiple stepwise regression analysis was used to assess the impact of health impairment and perceived social support on life satisfaction. Moderation analysis was performed using the bias-corrected and accelerated bootstrapping approach. RESULTS:Significant differences in life satisfaction scores were found by number and type of disease, restrictions in daily life activities and subjective health. Perceived health and perceived social support predicted life satisfaction. Besides global social support, emotional and affectionate support moderated the link between perceived health and life satisfaction. CONCLUSIONS:Older people who do not rate their health status positively and indicate low levels of social support have a higher risk of being dissatisfied with their lives and due to this they should receive special attention from gerontologists.

journal_name

Aging Ment Health

journal_title

Aging & mental health

authors

Dumitrache CG,Rubio L,Rubio-Herrera R

doi

10.1080/13607863.2016.1156048

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2017-07-01 00:00:00

pages

751-757

issue

7

eissn

1360-7863

issn

1364-6915

journal_volume

21

pub_type

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