Aging Well in the Caribbean: Socio-demographic and Psychological Predictors of Well-being
Year: 2017
Type: conference-abstract
Abstract: Research on Caribbean older adults has focused mostly on the absence of ill health as a proxy for aging well. However, well-being is not the opposite of ill-being. Thus, this work brings together data (N = 104) which examined socio-demographic (gender, ethnicity, income, education) and psychological (personality, locus of control) predictors of hedonistic and eudaimonic well-being in older Trinidadians. Higher income was associated with higher levels of hedonistic well-being (i.e., lower negative affect), whereas higher education and being female predicted eudaimonic well-being (i.e., environmental mastery and personal growth, respectively). Psychological variables explained additional variance. Neuroticism was detrimental to hedonistic well-being (i.e., higher negative affect), but having an internal locus of control was beneficial for eudaimonic well-being (i.e., personal growth). The discussion encourages researchers in the region to move beyond socio-demographic predictors of well-being to also consider how psychological variables may enhance the likelihood of aging well in the Caribbean.
Source: Innovation in Aging
Authors: N.L. Alea, S. Ali, M. Arneaud
Institution: University of the West Indies
Language: English
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,977
OpenAlex ID: W2732661472