Moeini Babak, Barati Majid, Farhadian Maryam, Ara Milad Heydari
Department of Public Health, Social Determinants of Health Research Centre, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Department of Public Health, Research Center for Behavioral Disorders and Substance Use, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Korean J Fam Med. 2018 Jul;39(4):260-265. doi: 10.4082/kjfm.17.0121. Epub 2018 Jul 4.
Elderly people's life is affected by multiple factors including social support, which is of the utmost importance. This study aimed to explore the association between social support and happiness as well as the impact of types of social support on happiness among elders.
This descriptive and analytical study was carried out on 411 elderly men and women referred to the retirement, cultural, and rehabilitation centers in Hamadan, west of Iran. Participants were selected by a multi-stage random sampling method. The research instrument included a questionnaire consisting of three parts: demographic information, the Oxford Argyle Happiness Inventory, and a Questionnaire derived from Social Support Theory. The questionnaire was completed through a self-report study. The collected data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficients, multiple linear regression, independent t-tests, and one-way analysis of variance in IBM SPSS Software ver. 22.0.
The mean for happiness was reported as 41.17±15.2. The values given for social support were 29.40±11.95 and for its dimensions were 7.53±3.89 and 13.70±4.90 for informational support and emotional support, respectively. Moreover, the mean value for appraisal support was 3.48±2.37 and was 4.70±2.56 for instrumental support. Multiple linear regression analysis revealed that social support and demographic variables could account for approximately 25% (R2 =0.25) of changes in the variable of happiness.
High social support could increase happiness among elders. The quality and quantity of social support can be taken into account as proper determinants and predictors of happiness among elders.
老年人的生活受到包括社会支持在内的多种因素影响，社会支持至关重要。本研究旨在探讨老年人社会支持与幸福感之间的关联以及社会支持类型对幸福感的影响。
本描述性分析研究针对伊朗西部哈马丹退休、文化和康复中心的411名老年男性和女性开展。参与者通过多阶段随机抽样方法选取。研究工具包括一份问卷，问卷由三部分组成：人口统计学信息、牛津阿盖尔幸福感量表以及源自社会支持理论的一份问卷。问卷通过自填式研究完成。收集的数据使用IBM SPSS软件22.0版本中的Pearson相关系数、多元线性回归、独立样本t检验和单因素方差分析进行分析。
幸福感均值报告为41.17±15.2。社会支持值为29.40±11.95，其维度中信息支持为7.53±3.89，情感支持为13.70±4.90。此外，评估支持均值为3.48±2.37，工具性支持为4.70±2.56。多元线性回归分析显示，社会支持和人口统计学变量可解释幸福感变量约25%（R2 =0.25）的变化。
高社会支持可提高老年人的幸福感。社会支持的质量和数量可被视为老年人幸福感的恰当决定因素和预测指标。
