Influence of Social Support and Subjective Well-Being on the Perceived Overall Health of the Elderly
Scientific interest in the positive aspects of aging and the development of healthy aging has increased, given the need to ensure older people well-being and quality of life. In this sense, social support and some sociodemographic variables may have a not yet entirely clear role. The main objective...
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doaj-78a1398278bd487690ae44936e62140e2021-06-01T00:30:08ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1661-78271660-46012021-05-01185438543810.3390/ijerph18105438Influence of Social Support and Subjective Well-Being on the Perceived Overall Health of the ElderlyValeria Farriol-Baroni0Lorena González-García1Aina Luque-García2Silvia Postigo-Zegarra3Sergio Pérez-Ruiz4Departament of Psychology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Valencia, 46010 Valencia, SpainDepartament of Psychology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Valencia, 46010 Valencia, SpainDepartament of Psychology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Valencia, 46010 Valencia, SpainDepartament of Psychology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Valencia, 46010 Valencia, SpainDepartament of Psychology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Valencia, 46010 Valencia, SpainScientific interest in the positive aspects of aging and the development of healthy aging has increased, given the need to ensure older people well-being and quality of life. In this sense, social support and some sociodemographic variables may have a not yet entirely clear role. The main objective of this work was to analyze the predictive relationships of age, marital status, social support and subjective well-being on the general perception of the health of a group of elderly people. The participants were 137 people (77.4% women) between 61 and 91 years old (<i>M</i> = 73.11; <i>SD</i> = 6.22); 56.9% of them had a partner and 40.1% did not. The path analysis tested indicates that social support has an indirect predictive value on perceived overall health through its influence on subjective well-being. Age and life satisfaction are the most important direct predictors of perceived overall health. Conclusions highlight the need to delve into the study of explanatory factors of the general perception of the health of the elderly and promote interventions to facilitate the development of an appropriate social support network and increase the subjective well-being of this group.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/10/5438elder peoplesocial supportsubjective well-beingperceived overall health |
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Valeria Farriol-Baroni Lorena González-García Aina Luque-García Silvia Postigo-Zegarra Sergio Pérez-Ruiz Influence of Social Support and Subjective Well-Being on the Perceived Overall Health of the Elderly International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health elder people social support subjective well-being perceived overall health |
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Valeria Farriol-Baroni Lorena González-García Aina Luque-García Silvia Postigo-Zegarra Sergio Pérez-Ruiz |
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Influence of Social Support and Subjective Well-Being on the Perceived Overall Health of the Elderly |
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Influence of Social Support and Subjective Well-Being on the Perceived Overall Health of the Elderly |
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Influence of Social Support and Subjective Well-Being on the Perceived Overall Health of the Elderly |
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Influence of Social Support and Subjective Well-Being on the Perceived Overall Health of the Elderly |
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Influence of Social Support and Subjective Well-Being on the Perceived Overall Health of the Elderly |
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influence of social support and subjective well-being on the perceived overall health of the elderly |
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
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1661-7827 1660-4601 |
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Scientific interest in the positive aspects of aging and the development of healthy aging has increased, given the need to ensure older people well-being and quality of life. In this sense, social support and some sociodemographic variables may have a not yet entirely clear role. The main objective of this work was to analyze the predictive relationships of age, marital status, social support and subjective well-being on the general perception of the health of a group of elderly people. The participants were 137 people (77.4% women) between 61 and 91 years old (<i>M</i> = 73.11; <i>SD</i> = 6.22); 56.9% of them had a partner and 40.1% did not. The path analysis tested indicates that social support has an indirect predictive value on perceived overall health through its influence on subjective well-being. Age and life satisfaction are the most important direct predictors of perceived overall health. Conclusions highlight the need to delve into the study of explanatory factors of the general perception of the health of the elderly and promote interventions to facilitate the development of an appropriate social support network and increase the subjective well-being of this group. |
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elder people social support subjective well-being perceived overall health |
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