Olasupo Matthew O, Idemudia Erhabor S, Kareem Dauda B
Department of Psychology, Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
Faculty of Humanities, North-West University, Mafikeng, South Africa.
Heliyon. 2021 May 13;7(5):e07029. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07029. eCollection 2021 May.
The processes and circumstances underlying the association between emotional intelligence and life satisfaction were investigated among rural older adults. The factor structure of the measures was also assessed to determine their capacity and suitability for use. Participants were 1053 (639 males and 414 females) older adults with a mean age of 71.34 (SD of 7.15) recruited from selected rural communities in southwestern Nigeria. Results of the factor analysis show that the measures are appropriate for use in the study settings. Emotional intelligence significantly predicts life satisfaction as a result of social connectedness among the samples used. Also, the effect holds better among older adults with higher dispositional optimism than those with lower dispositional optimism. The study outcomes underscore the importance of social connectedness and optimism on life satisfaction among older adults in rural communities.
在农村老年人中调查了情商与生活满意度之间关联的潜在过程和情况。还评估了测量方法的因子结构，以确定其使用的能力和适用性。参与者是从尼日利亚西南部选定的农村社区招募的1053名老年人（639名男性和414名女性），平均年龄为71.34岁（标准差为7.15）。因子分析结果表明，这些测量方法适用于研究环境。由于所使用样本中的社会联系，情商显著预测生活满意度。此外，与性格乐观程度较低的老年人相比，该效应在性格乐观程度较高的老年人中表现得更好。研究结果强调了社会联系和乐观情绪对农村社区老年人生活满意度的重要性。
