scholarly journals The Mediating Effect of Social Support of Older Korean Adults’ Volunteering on the Relational and Life Satisfaction

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 694-695
Author(s):  
Meeryoung Kim
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Instrumental Support ◽  
Instrumental Social Support

Abstract For older adults wanting to maintain good health and stay active after retirement, volunteering is an important activity. Social capital is important factor for volunteering. Social support as a social capital, is a contributing factor that is important and needed by older adults who volunteer. Also as a result from volunteering, older adults can increase their social support through volunteering. This study examined whether emotional and instrumental social support mediate volunteering on both relational and life satisfaction. This study used the 6th additional wave of the Korean Retirement and Income Study (2016). Subjects for this study are over 60 years old and the sample size is 280. For data analysis Baron and Kenny's triangular regression analysis and the Sobel test were used for data analysis. Demographic variables were controlled. Volunteer variables such as volunteering asked by others or self-motivated, whether only one type of volunteering or more, professional volunteering, and volunteer hours were used as independent variables. Emotional and instrumental social support were used as mediators. Relationship satisfaction and life satisfaction variables were used as dependent variables. Emotional and instrumental support partially mediate volunteering asked by others to influence relational and life satisfaction. In addition, emotional support and instrumental support mediate “more than one kind of volunteering” to influence relationship satisfaction. As such, emotional and instrumental support through volunteering has a mediating effect on relationship satisfaction and life satisfaction.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF OLDER ADULTS’ STRESS AND COPING ON LIFE SATISFACTION

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S314-S314
Author(s):  
Meeryoung Kim
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Coping Resources ◽  
Daily Hassles ◽  
Wave Data ◽  
Instrumental Social Support ◽  
Chronic Stressors ◽  
And Coping

Abstract Older adults experience stressors in everyday life, which can be acute or chronic stressors. When people are stressed, coping abilities and social support are important factors for increasing their life satisfaction. Using Pearlin et al.’s (1990) stress process model, this study compared whether acute or chronic stressors were more stressful. Additionally, the effectiveness of emotional, informational and instrumental support on life satisfaction were compared. This study used the 3rd and 5th addition wave of KReIS (Korean Retirement and Income Studies) which were collected in 2009 and 2014 respectively. For socio economic status, 3rd wave data was used. Independent and dependent variables were derived from 5th addition wave data. The sample size of this study was 4,072 older adults who were 65+. Daily hassles were used to indicate acute stressors, and physical and economic strain were used to indicate chronic stressors. For coping resources, social support and coping were used. Life satisfaction was used for dependent variable. Since the stress model is a process model, hierarchical multiple regression was used. Both acute and chronic stressors had a significant effect on reducing life satisfaction. Coping and social support both had significant positive effects on life satisfaction. In regard to social support, emotional and instrumental social support had significant effects on life satisfaction. These results implied that chronic stressors were more stressful than acute stressors. In addition, instrumental social support was found to be better than emotional social support for increasing life satisfaction for Korean older adults.

scholarly journals What Role Do Different Types of Social Support Play in Life Satisfaction Among Korean Older Adults in Retirement?

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 30-30
Author(s):  
Jihee Woo ◽  
Hyojin Choi
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Economic Stress ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Instrumental Support ◽  
Appraisal Support ◽  
Different Types

Abstract Individuals are taking more responsibility for their retirement. However, economic stress generated by inadequate planning may pose a grave threat to well-being in retirement. Drawing on stress theory, this study examined how different types of social support mediate the relationship between economic stress and life satisfaction. We used the data from the 2013 and 2014 Korean Retirement and Income Study. Our sample was restricted to older Korean adults in retirement 55 to 96 years of age who were head of household (N=1,672). Confirmatory factor analysis was used to evaluate the measurement model for six latent constructs: 1) economic stress; 2) emotional support; 3) informational support; 4) instrumental support; 5) appraisal support; 6) life satisfaction. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to test this hypothesized model. The results revealed that both measurement model (CFI=0.985, TLI=0.983, RMSEA=0.036, SRMR=0.035) and structural model (CFI=0.978, TLI=0.984, RMSEA=0.030, SRMR=0.039) fit the data well. Standardized results from the SEM model adjusting for sociodemographic variables showed that economic stress directly predicted life satisfaction (β=-0.39, p<0.001) and two of four social support types directly predicted life satisfaction (instrumental support β=0.29, p<0.001; appraisal support β=0.25, p=0.004). Analyses demonstrated that economic stress may lead to lower levels of life satisfaction directly and indirectly through its effect on instrumental (β=-0.07, p<0.001) and appraisal support (β=-0.04, p=0.013). These findings will help inform policymakers and institutions of the need to alleviate economic stress and increase particular types of support with potentially more serious impact on the well-being of older adults in retirement.

scholarly journals DIMENSIONS OF SOCIAL SUPPORT AND ASSOCIATIONS WITH HEALTH AMONG OLDER ADULTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S319-S319
Author(s):  
Samuel Asante ◽  
Eun-Jun Bang
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Instrumental Support ◽  
Strong Positive Correlation ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Study Participants

Abstract Social support is fundamental to human survival, and is significantly involved in the attainment and maintenance of good health and wellbeing. Previous studies have often considered social support as a singular, non-dimensional construct. While this is important and enlightening, the method of adding up individual aspects to create a singular, non-dimensional construct has produced little understanding of these aspects/dimensions of social support and their implications for health. This study examined three dimensions or types of social support-affective, confidant, and instrumental support-and their associations with physical and mental health in older adults. Data for this study were obtain from Utah Fertility, Longevity, and Aging (FLAG) study. Participants involved 325 older adults, aged 50 years or older. Results showed a significant, strong positive correlation between affective support and physical and mental health, and weak association between confidant support and physical and mental health. The correlation between instrumental support and physical and mental health was moderate. After controlling for the influence of socio-demographic variables, affective and instrumental support significantly predicted physical and mental health. Confidant support was not a significant predictor of either physical or mental health. The findings suggest both affective and instrumental support might be relatively more important to the health and mental wellbeing of older adults than confidant support, underscoring the relative importance older adults attach to quality rather than confidant support, which essentially is quantity of social ties.

scholarly journals SOCIAL CAPITAL AND THE PET EFFECT

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S530-S530
Author(s):  
Judith Robertson R Phillips ◽  
Edith Jimenez ◽  
Heather Nicholson
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Significant Other ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Increasing Trend ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Social capital such as positive relationships and social support play an important role in older adults’ well-being. Typically, researchers have investigated family and friends as providers of interpersonal resources to older adults but there has been an increasing trend to explore companion pets as providers of social capital and to investigate the impact of pet companionship on older adults’ psychological well-being. Inconsistencies have appeared in the literature though as to whether there is a “pet effect,” the positive benefit of companion pets on older adults’ psychological health. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether having a companion pet would provide greater social connection and better psychological well-being among 83 community-residing older adults (meanage = 62.87 years; males = 38; females = 45) who owned a companion pet, a dog (n= 53) , cat, (n= 21) or both (n= 9), versus 42 community-residing older adults (meanage = 65.69 years; males = 25; females = 17) who didn’t own companion pets. Analyses revealed that no “pet effect” was found for any measure of psychological well-being: self-reported loneliness, happiness, life satisfaction, or mental health. This was especially true for cat owners in that the more one viewed a cat as a family member, the lower one’s life satisfaction and happiness. In addition, as the number of cats in the household increased, the perceived social support from a significant other, family, and friends lowered. Discussion will focus on the implications of these results for pets as providers of social capital.

Effect of older adults in the family on the sandwich generation's pursuit of entrepreneurship: evidence from China

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Yiwei Liu ◽  
Wenjing Wang ◽  
Zhen Cong ◽  
Zhirui Chen
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Basic Unit ◽  
Instrumental Support ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Social Wellbeing ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Elderly Family

Abstract Household entrepreneurship is a basic unit of entrepreneurial activity, and a crucial aspect of connecting personal and social wellbeing. This study examines the relationship between the proportion of elderly family members and household entrepreneurship. This study also assesses the mediating effect of the middle-aged generation's support to their parents and the moderating effect of the parents’ support with respect to the proportion of elderly family members and entrepreneurship. We use data from the China Family Panel Studies. We adopt the instrumental variable method to deal with endogeneity, robustness and credibility of the estimation results. The results show that a higher proportion of elderly family members impedes household entrepreneurship. Moreover, the financial and instrumental support provided by the middle-aged generation to their parents significantly mediates the relationship between the proportion of elderly family members and household entrepreneurship. In turn, parents’ financial support to the middle-aged generation moderates the focal relationship; however, parents’ instrumental support does not moderate the focal relationship. These findings emphasise the need to develop a comprehensive social security network for older adults that will indirectly promote household entrepreneurship, and improve personal and social wellbeing.

The role of gender in the association of social capital, social support, and economic security with self-rated health among older adults in deprived communities in Beirut

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 1371-1379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiam Chemaitelly ◽  
Caroline Kanaan ◽  
Hind Beydoun ◽  
Monique Chaaya ◽  
Mona Kanaan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
Capital Social ◽  
Self Rated Health

scholarly journals The Role of Social Support in the Relationship between Urinary Incontinence and Psychological Distress in Older Adults

2005 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 285-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurie M. Corna ◽  
John Cairney
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Canadian Community Health Survey ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Community Health Survey ◽  
Tangible Support ◽  
The Relationship

ABSTRACTWhile an association between UI and psychological distress among older adults has been established in the literature, the mechanisms underlying this relationship remain less clear. Using a sample of 4,689 older adults from the Canadian Community Health Survey (1.1), we test the potential mediating and moderating effects of four dimensions of social support on the UI–distress relationship. Incontinent older adults are significantly more likely to report higher levels of distress than continent adults. Although we do not find support for a mediating effect of any of the dimensions of social support, we do report a significant interaction between one dimension of social support (tangible support) and UI. A buffering effect of tangible support is evident for continent – but not incontinent – respondents. These findings emphasize the need to assess the types of social support and the context in which they operate.

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