Bachner Yaacov G, Carmel Sara, O'Rourke Norm
1 Yaacov G. Bachner, PhD, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, Israel.
2 Sara Carmel, MPH, PhD, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, Israel.
J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc. 2018 Jan/Feb;24(1):45-52. doi: 10.1177/1078390317705450. Epub 2017 Apr 29.
Life satisfaction is a core component of well-being. Across age groups, satisfaction with life was found to be integral to individual mental and physical health. Surprisingly, there appears to be little or no association between age and life satisfaction. Recent longitudinal research suggests that life satisfaction may even increase in late life. This is known as the paradox of well-being.
To compare levels of life satisfaction reported by Israeli Holocaust survivors (HS) vis-à-vis other older Israelis and older Canadians.
We interviewed 295 HS, 205 other older Israelis, and 335 older Canadians each of whom completed the Life Satisfaction Scale with items measuring both concurrent and retrospective aspects. Separate confirmatory factor analytic models were computed for each group.
Overall, levels of life satisfaction were indistinguishable across groups. Both concurrent and retrospective items contributed significantly to measurement of a single latent construct. Yet differences between groups in the latent structure of response to certain scale items emerged.
It may be that HS report high life satisfaction not despite, but because of, experiencing early life trauma, juxtaposing early years with the comparatively good conditions of their lives today.
生活满意度是幸福的核心组成部分。在各个年龄组中，人们发现对生活的满意度是个人身心健康不可或缺的一部分。令人惊讶的是，年龄与生活满意度之间似乎几乎没有关联。最近的纵向研究表明，生活满意度甚至可能在晚年有所提高。这就是所谓的幸福悖论。
比较以色列大屠杀幸存者（HS）与其他以色列老年人和加拿大老年人报告的生活满意度水平。
我们采访了295名大屠杀幸存者、205名其他以色列老年人和335名加拿大老年人，他们每个人都完成了生活满意度量表，其中的项目测量了当前和回顾性两个方面。为每个组计算了单独的验证性因素分析模型。
总体而言，各组之间的生活满意度水平没有差异。当前和回顾性项目都对单一潜在结构的测量有显著贡献。然而，在对某些量表项目的反应潜在结构上，各组之间出现了差异。
大屠杀幸存者报告的高生活满意度可能并非尽管经历了早年创伤，而是因为经历了早年创伤，将早年与他们如今相对良好的生活状况并列比较。
