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Ageing Perception and Social Relationships Moderate the Associations Between Health Stressors and Life Satisfaction in the Very Old: Evidence from the ELSA Study

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: This study investigated whether social relationships and aging perceptions moderate the roles of health stressors on life satisfaction among very old adults (80+ years, N = 4,220) in the English Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSA). Data were analyzed in R Lavaan using structural equation modeling with latent interactions. Positive ageing perception and the quality of social relationships with children and relatives attenuated the influence of mobility limitations on life satisfaction. Only social relationships moderated pain’s influence on life satisfaction. Interventions to increase subjective well-being in advanced old age can target positive views of aging and the quality of social relationships.

Source: Journal of Gerontological Social Work

DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2024.2435916

Authors: Babatola Dominic Olawa, Abigail Olubola Taiwo, Lizette Nolte

Institutions: University of Hertfordshire, University of Vechta, Federal University Oye Ekiti

Language: English

Topic: Aging and Gerontology Research

Subfield: Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung