Pereira Henrique, Silva Patrícia
Department of Psychology and Education, Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Pólo IV, 6200-209 Covilhã, Portugal.
Research Centre in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal.
Geriatrics (Basel). 2021 Oct 10;6(4):98. doi: 10.3390/geriatrics6040098.
The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between social support, positive identity, and resilience and the successful aging of older sexual minority men. The study involved having 210 self-identified gay and bisexual men aged between 50 and 80 years complete a cross-sectional online survey comprised of sociodemographic information; the Portuguese version of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support; the Lesbian, Gay, and multifactor Bisexual Positive Identity Measure; the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale 10; and the Successful Aging Perceptions Scale. The results showed that self-identified gay participants showed higher levels of positive identity, while bisexual participants scored higher for resilience, mental health, and successful aging. Higher levels of social support, resilience, and positive identity were significant predictors of mental health (28%), physical health (18%), and successful aging (10%) in our sample. These results offer similarities with the growing body of literature on the positive factors of successful aging in the gay and bisexual men communities, which is an important step in the development of aging and health preventive initiatives among this population.
本研究的目的是评估社会支持、积极认同、心理韧性与老年性少数男性成功老龄化之间的关系。该研究让210名年龄在50至80岁之间、自我认定为同性恋和双性恋的男性完成一项横断面在线调查，调查内容包括社会人口学信息；葡萄牙语版的多维感知社会支持量表；女同性恋、男同性恋和双性恋多因素积极认同量表；康纳-戴维森心理韧性量表10；以及成功老龄化认知量表。结果显示，自我认定为同性恋的参与者表现出更高水平的积极认同，而双性恋参与者在心理韧性、心理健康和成功老龄化方面得分更高。在我们的样本中，更高水平的社会支持、心理韧性和积极认同是心理健康（28%）、身体健康（18%）和成功老龄化（10%）的重要预测因素。这些结果与关于同性恋和双性恋男性群体成功老龄化积极因素的不断增多的文献有相似之处，这是该人群老龄化和健康预防举措发展中的重要一步。
