Social participation and mental well-being: Does purpose in life mediate the association among older adults?

IF 2.8 3区 医学 Q3 GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY
Aging & Mental Health Pub Date : 2024-12-01 Epub Date: 2024-06-21 DOI:10.1080/13607863.2024.2363356
Katja Pynnönen, Katja Kokko, Taina Rantanen
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Abstract

Objectives: We investigated the association of social participation with mental well-being among older people and whether purpose in life mediates the potential association.

Method: Cross-sectional (n = 1014) and longitudinal (n = 660, four-year follow-up) data comprised of three age cohorts (75, 80, and 85 years) of community-dwelling people. Life satisfaction was measured with the Satisfaction with Life Scale, depressive symptoms with the Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, and purpose in life with the Scales of Psychological Well-Being purpose in life subscale. Social participation was assessed with questions concerning the frequency of meeting close friends and acquaintances, and volunteering. The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling.

Results: Higher social participation was associated with higher life satisfaction and fewer depressive symptoms both cross-sectionally and after a four-year follow-up. Higher purpose in life mediated the associations of more social participation with higher life satisfaction and fewer depressive symptoms cross-sectionally. In the longitudinal data, the mediation effect was not observed.

Conclusion: Older people with frequent social participation who had a sense of purpose in their lives will likely have higher mental well-being than those with less social participation. Enabling and supporting them to conduct purposeful actions in social contexts may help maintain their mental well-being.

社会参与和心理健康:生活目的是否能调节老年人之间的关系?
目的:我们研究了社会参与与老年人精神健康之间的关系,以及生活目的是否会调节这种关系:我们研究了社会参与与老年人心理健康的关系,以及生活目的是否会调节这种潜在的关系:横向(n = 1014)和纵向(n = 660,四年随访)数据包括三个年龄组(75、80 和 85 岁)的社区居民。生活满意度通过 "生活满意度量表 "进行测量,抑郁症状通过 "流行病学研究中心抑郁量表 "进行测量,生活目的通过 "心理健康量表 "生活目的分量表进行测量。社会参与度则通过有关与密友和熟人会面的频率以及志愿服务的问题进行评估。数据采用结构方程模型进行分析:结果:较高的社会参与度与较高的生活满意度和较少的抑郁症状有关,这与横截面和四年的随访结果都有关联。在横向数据中,较高的生活目标在较高的生活满意度和较少的抑郁症状之间起到了中介作用。在纵向数据中,没有观察到这种中介效应:结论:与社会参与较少的老年人相比,经常参与社会活动并具有生活目标感的老年人可能具有更高的心理健康水平。让他们在社会环境中采取有目的的行动并为他们提供支持,可能有助于维持他们的心理健康。
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Aging & Mental Health
Aging & Mental Health 医学-精神病学
CiteScore
7.00
自引率
2.90%
发文量
176
审稿时长
4-8 weeks
期刊介绍: Aging & Mental Health provides a leading international forum for the rapidly expanding field which investigates the relationship between the aging process and mental health. The journal addresses the mental changes associated with normal and abnormal or pathological aging, as well as the psychological and psychiatric problems of the aging population. The journal also has a strong commitment to interdisciplinary and innovative approaches that explore new topics and methods. Aging & Mental Health covers the biological, psychological and social aspects of aging as they relate to mental health. In particular it encourages an integrated approach for examining various biopsychosocial processes and etiological factors associated with psychological changes in the elderly. It also emphasizes the various strategies, therapies and services which may be directed at improving the mental health of the elderly and their families. In this way the journal promotes a strong alliance among the theoretical, experimental and applied sciences across a range of issues affecting mental health and aging. The emphasis of the journal is on rigorous quantitative, and qualitative, research and, high quality innovative studies on emerging topics.
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