Department of Psychology, Chung-Ang University, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, South Korea.
Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2013 Mar-Apr;56(2):309-13. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2012.08.008. Epub 2012 Sep 10.
The purpose of the present study was to examine the mediational role of meaning in life on the relationship between optimism and subjective well-being in older adults. Two hundred and fifty community-dwelling subjects completed several instruments assessing the above constructs. Results from structural equation modeling indicated that optimism was positively associated with both meaning in life and subjective well-being. Furthermore, the relationship between optimism and wellbeing was partially mediated by meaning in life. Although numerous studies have found that optimism is a significant predictor of well-being, the current results indicate that it might not be a key predictor in elders. Our findings suggest that a focus on meaning in life may be a productive avenue to enhance subjective well-being in later life although stable internal resources such as optimism and pessimism impact their subjective well-being.
本研究旨在探讨生活意义在老年人乐观与主观幸福感之间的中介作用。250 名社区居民完成了评估上述结构的几个工具。结构方程模型的结果表明，乐观与生活意义和主观幸福感均呈正相关。此外，乐观与幸福感之间的关系部分通过生活意义来中介。尽管许多研究发现乐观是幸福感的重要预测因素，但目前的结果表明，在老年人中，它可能不是一个关键的预测因素。我们的研究结果表明，关注生活意义可能是提高老年人主观幸福感的有效途径，尽管稳定的内部资源（如乐观和悲观）会影响他们的主观幸福感。
