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Positive Social Mentalities and Quality of Spiritual Living in Old Age: Roles of Social Participation and Life Meaning

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Quality of spiritual living (QSL) in old age is closely related to the health and well-being of older adults. It is necessary to explore the psychosocial factors and mechanisms that affect the QSL of older adults. The researchers investigated 512 older Chinese people using the positive social mentalities scale, social participation scale, sense of life meaning scale, and spiritual living self-assessment questionnaire. (1) Positive social mentalities (PSMs), social participation (SP), and life meaning (LM) had significant positive correlations with QSL of older adults; (2) SP and LM had serial mediating effects between PSMs and QSL. PSMs influenced QSL through the serial mediating effects of SP and LM. It revealed the critical psychosocial factors and the mechanism affecting QSL in old age, which can provide scientific reference for implementing an active aging strategy.

Source: INQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing

DOI: 10.1177/00469580241282061

Authors: Yifu Wang, Qian Xu, Hemei Tian, Peihao Yin

Institutions: Huaiyin Normal University, Nanjing Normal University

Language: English

Topic: Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology

Subfield: Health

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,400