Social network type contributes to purpose in life among older people, mediated by social support.
A sense of Purpose in Life is an important aspect of ageing well which is related to older adult’s social relationships. Social network types and the different sources of support they provide are theorized here as a pathway to maintaining a sense of purpose as we age. The study utilized a population...
| Publicado en: | European Journal of Ageing Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 1 - 13 |
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Springer Nature
2024
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=174852098&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 174852098 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 16139372 3RAL jtl: European Journal of Ageing issn: 16139372 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2024 vid: 21 iid: 1 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature artinfo: ui: 174852098 10.1007/s10433-024-00799-w ppf: 1 ppct: 12 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 912KB tig: atl: Social network type contributes to purpose in life among older people, mediated by social support. aug: au: Bakhshandeh Bavarsad, Maryam Stephens, Christine affil: https://ror.org/052czxv31 School of Psychology, Massey University, Private Bag 11-222, Palmerston North, New Zealand keyword: Quality of life Structural equation models Successful ageing Quality of life Structural equation models Successful ageing ab: A sense of Purpose in Life is an important aspect of ageing well which is related to older adult’s social relationships. Social network types and the different sources of support they provide are theorized here as a pathway to maintaining a sense of purpose as we age. The study utilized a population sample from the 2016 and 2020 NZ Health, Work, and Retirement (NZHWR) longitudinal survey waves; N = 2869 (mean age of 65.82 years (SD = 6.40). A structural equation model investigated the relationship between Social Network Type and Purpose in Life and the mediating role of Social Support. The final model had a good fit to the data and explained 33.7% of the variance in Purpose in Life. Private, Self-Contained and Family Dependent network types (2016) were negatively related to Purpose in Life 4 years later (2020). Support from sense of Attachment, Reassurance of Worth, Reliable Alliance and Social Integration played a mediating role between Social Network type and Purpose in Life. These findings highlight the importance of social networks in maintaining a sense of purpose among older adults and highlight pathways for the types of networks, and kinds of social support they offer, which contribute to a sense of purpose in life. They underscore the importance of social support for the well-being of older adults and highlight the need to consider the quality and type of social networks and support they provide, when designing interventions to enhance well-being. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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