Life satisfaction and its associated factors among young and older adults in the United Kingdom (UK).

IF 2.8 3区医学 Q3 GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY

Aging & Mental Health Pub Date : 2025-04-01 Epub Date: 2024-11-29 DOI:10.1080/13607863.2024.2432380

Santi Sulandari, Judith Johnson, Rachel O Coats

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Abstract

Objectives: This study investigated (1) whether there are differences in life satisfaction levels between young adults (YA) and older adults (OA), and (2) which factors are associated with life satisfaction in these groups.

Method: 279 United Kingdom (UK) participants were included (166 YA aged 19-25 years and 113 OA aged 60-94 years). Participants completed an online questionnaire examining life satisfaction and its associated factors: health status, purpose in life, social support, environment, financial well-being, and religiosity. T-tests, correlational, and regression analyses were conducted.

Results: Life satisfaction was significantly higher in OA than YA. The regression analyses revealed that purpose in life and mental health were the only variables which were significantly associated with life satisfaction in both YA and OA. In YA, social support and health perception were also significantly associated with life satisfaction, whilst for OA it was improved role functioning.

Conclusion: Techniques to increase purpose in life and improve mental health should be incorporated into life satisfaction interventions for both age groups, but addressing the distinct needs of different age groups may help to improve interventions for life satisfaction.

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英国年轻人和老年人的生活满意度及其相关因素（UK）。

目的：本研究探讨(1)青年人（YA）和老年人（OA）的生活满意度水平是否存在差异，(2)这些群体的生活满意度与哪些因素相关。方法：279名英国参与者（19-25岁的青少年166名，60-94岁的OA 113名）。参与者完成了一份在线问卷，调查生活满意度及其相关因素：健康状况、生活目标、社会支持、环境、经济状况和宗教信仰。进行了t检验、相关分析和回归分析。结果：OA组的生活满意度显著高于YA组。回归分析显示，生活目标和心理健康是唯一与生活满意度显著相关的变量。在青少年生活中，社会支持和健康感知也与生活满意度显著相关，而在OA中，它与改善的角色功能有关。结论：提高生活目标和改善心理健康的技术应纳入两个年龄组的生活满意度干预，但解决不同年龄组的不同需求可能有助于改善生活满意度干预。

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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.