Mediating Role of Optimism Toward Aging in the Relationship Between Intergenerational Communication and Life Satisfaction in Older Adults

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Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Pub Date : 2023-07-20 DOI:10.5812/ijpbs-132436

M. Mohamadzadeh, N. Zanjari, A. Delbari, M. Foroughan, Hamed Tabesh

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Background: Social communication is one of the important factors for older adults’ life satisfaction. However, the impact of intergenerational communication dimensions on it and the role of optimism toward aging in this correlation is unclear. Objectives: This study investigated the mediating role of optimism toward aging in the association between intergenerational communication and older adults’ life satisfaction. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 550 older adults in Bojnord, Iran, who were selected by a multistage sampling method. Data were collected with the Optimism Toward Aging (OTA) scale, a single-item measure of life satisfaction, and the intergenerational communication scale with two dimensions, intergenerational accommodative communication (IAC) and intergenerational non-accommodative communication (INAC). Structural equation modeling using maximum likelihood estimation was adopted in Amos 24.0. Results: The mean age of the participants was 67.74 ± 7.18, and 240 people (43.6%) were men. The results revealed that IAC had no significant direct association with life satisfaction (LS) (β = 0.02, P > 0.05), but INAC had a significant negative direct association with it (β = -0.170, p < 0.001). Unlike IAC (β = 0.474, P < 0.001), INAC did not show direct associations with OTA (β = 0.002, P > 0.05). However, only IAC could indirectly affect the LS of older adults through the complete mediating effect of OTA (β = 0.145, CI = [0.100, 0.199], P < 0.001). Conclusions: The findings suggested the positive effect of optimism toward aging on intergenerational accommodative communication and life satisfaction. Intergenerational non-accommodation exhibited a stronger direct association with life satisfaction in older adults than intergenerational accommodation. Thus, to enhance life satisfaction in older adults, it is necessary to give special attention to improving their communication with young people and promoting their optimism.

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对老龄化的乐观态度在代际沟通与老年人生活满意度关系中的中介作用

背景：社会交流是老年人生活满意度的重要因素之一。然而，代际沟通维度对其的影响以及对老龄化的乐观态度在这种相关性中的作用尚不清楚。研究目的本研究探讨了对老龄化的乐观态度在代际沟通与老年人生活满意度之间的中介作用。研究方法这项横断面研究通过多阶段抽样方法在伊朗博伊诺德选取了 550 名老年人。收集数据时使用了 "对老龄化的乐观态度 "量表（OTA）和代际沟通量表，前者是衡量生活满意度的单项量表，后者包括两个维度：代际包容沟通（IAC）和代际非包容沟通（INAC）。在 Amos 24.0 中采用了最大似然估计结构方程模型。研究结果参与者的平均年龄为（67.74±7.18）岁，240 人（43.6%）为男性。结果显示，IAC 与生活满意度（LS）无显著直接关系（β = 0.02，P > 0.05），但 INAC 与生活满意度有显著负直接关系（β = -0.170，P < 0.001）。与 IAC 不同（β = 0.474，P < 0.001），INAC 与 OTA 没有直接关系（β = 0.002，P > 0.05）。然而，只有 IAC 可以通过 OTA 的完全中介效应间接影响老年人的 LS（β = 0.145，CI = [0.100，0.199]，P <0.001）。结论研究结果表明，对老龄化的乐观态度对代际包容沟通和生活满意度有积极影响。与代际包容相比，代际不包容对老年人生活满意度的直接影响更大。因此，为了提高老年人的生活满意度，有必要特别关注改善老年人与年轻人的沟通，并促进他们的乐观情绪。

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