Bishop A J, Martin P, Poon L
Oklahoma State University, USA.
Aging Ment Health. 2006 Sep;10(5):445-53. doi: 10.1080/13607860600638388.
The purpose of this study was to determine how health impairment, socioeconomic status, and social support relate to life satisfaction in later life. Using data from a sample of 320 older adults from The Georgia Centenarian Study, we constructed a structural model of life satisfaction. LISREL analysis was performed to test a two-factor model that included Happiness and Congruence and to determine the relationship of health impairment, socioeconomic status (SES), and social support to Happiness and Congruence, two measures of the Life Satisfaction Index-A (LSI-A). Data were found to provide a satisfactory fit of the model (GFI = 0.94; AFGI = 0.91). Social support and SES were found to have direct effects on health impairment. Health impairment was a key predictor and mediating variable of Happiness and Congruence. Findings also support a relationship between social resources and subjective well-being in later life. In particular, the association between social resources and life satisfaction was mediated through health impairment. These findings offer understanding relative to how health and social resources influence past and present assessments of subjective well-being among the elderly.
本研究的目的是确定健康损害、社会经济地位和社会支持如何与晚年生活满意度相关。利用来自佐治亚百岁老人研究中320名老年人样本的数据，我们构建了一个生活满意度的结构模型。进行了LISREL分析，以检验一个包含幸福和一致性的双因素模型，并确定健康损害、社会经济地位（SES）和社会支持与幸福和一致性（生活满意度指数-A（LSI-A）的两个指标）之间的关系。结果发现数据为该模型提供了令人满意的拟合度（GFI = 0.94；AFGI = 0.91）。社会支持和SES被发现对健康损害有直接影响。健康损害是幸福和一致性的关键预测因素和中介变量。研究结果还支持晚年社会资源与主观幸福感之间的关系。特别是，社会资源与生活满意度之间的关联是通过健康损害来介导的。这些发现有助于理解健康和社会资源如何影响老年人对主观幸福感的过去和当前评估。
