Factors Associated with Happiness in Rural Older Adults: An Exploratory Study.

IF 1.2 4区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

International Journal of Psychological Research Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI:10.21500/20112084.5910

Ana María Arias-Monsalve, Samuel Arias-Valencia, Diana Carolina Rubio-León, Daniel-Camilo Aguirre-Acevedo, Lisbeth Re Tifo Re Tifo, Jesús Andrés Estrada Cortes, Yenny Vicky Paredes Arturo

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Abstract

Introduction: Aging is a phenomenon that has increased worldwide as a result of a higher life expectancy, evidencing situations typical of this stage, which can impact the happiness of individuals, who deserve attention and approach from mental health and public health.

Objective: to explore the association between sociodemographic characteristics, medical history and symptoms, emotional state, social support, cognitive performance, and functional dependence, in relation to happiness in older adults in a rural area of Túquerres, Nariño.

Method: cross-sectional study of association. Results: There were 252 records in total, corresponding to the data of rural older adults. A multivariate linear regression was performed, ﬁnding an association with happiness in the variables of age (βa = .41; CI95% .09 - .73), socioeconomic level (βa = -.22; CI95% -.58 - .13), education level (βa = .41; CI95% .68 - 1.49), occupation (βa = .59; CI95% -.48 - 1.67), having chronic disease (βa = .42; CI95% .12 - .73), breathing diﬃculties (βa = -.25; CI95% -.51 - .02), joint pain (βa = .55; CI95% .26 - .83), depression symptoms (βa = -.21; CI95% -.48 - .06]) or anxiety (βa = .40; CI95% .72 - .07), and social support (βa = -.27; CI95% -.52 - -.02).

Discussion: this population has unfavorable socioeconomic and health conditions that impact their perception of happiness. Conclusion: happiness is a multicausal phenomenon that in older adults is part of the result of the interaction of variables and historical decisions at a political, economic, and social level.

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农村老年人幸福感相关因素:一项探索性研究。

导言:由于预期寿命的延长，老龄化是一种在世界范围内增加的现象，证明了这一阶段的典型情况，它可以影响个人的幸福，他们应该得到精神卫生和公共卫生的关注和处理。目的:探讨Túquerres, Nariño农村地区老年人的社会人口学特征、病史和症状、情绪状态、社会支持、认知表现和功能依赖与幸福感的关系。方法:协会横断面研究。结果:共有252条记录，与农村老年人的数据相对应。进行多元线性回归，发现年龄变量与幸福感相关(βa = .41;CI95% 0.09 - 0.73)，社会经济水平(βa = - 0.22;CI95% -。58 - 0.13)，教育程度(βa = 0.41;CI95% = 0.68 - 1.49)，职业(βa = 0.59;CI95% -。48 - 1.67)，患有慢性疾病(βa = 0.42;CI95% = 0.12 - 0.73)，呼吸困难(βa = - 0.25;CI95% -。51 - 0.02)，关节疼痛(βa = 0.55;CI95% = 0.26 - 0.83)，抑郁症状(βa = - 0.21;CI95% -。48 - 0.06])或焦虑(βa = 0.40;CI95% = 0.72 - 0.07)，社会支持(βa = - 0.27;CI95% -。52 - - 0.02)。讨论:这一人群的社会经济和健康状况不利，影响了他们对幸福的看法。结论:幸福是一种多因果现象，在老年人中是政治、经济和社会层面的变量和历史决策相互作用的一部分结果。

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International Journal of Psychological Research PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Psychological Research (Int.j.psychol.res) is the Faculty of Psychology’s official publication of San Buenaventura University in Medellin, Colombia. Int.j.psychol.res relies on a vast and diverse theoretical and thematic publishing material, which includes unpublished productions of diverse psychological issues and behavioral human areas such as psychiatry, neurosciences, mental health, among others.