Correlates of Changes in Desired Control Scores and in Life Satisfaction Scores among Elderly Persons

1983 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Ziegler ◽  
David W. Reid
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Initial Activity ◽  
Psychomotor Speed ◽  
Control Activity ◽  
Apartment Complex ◽  
Initial Measure

This report describes the correlates of Life Satisfaction and Desired Control among seventy-nine elderly residents, with an average age of seventy-eight, of a partial-support apartment complex. The residents were assessed at three points in time: shortly after moving into the building, six months later, and after a total of eighteen months. Both Life Satisfaction and Desired Control (a measure of the extent to which a person reports control over desired outcomes) are intercorrelated and related to other indices of psychological well-being at all three points in time. Cross-lag correlations also indicate an enduring relationship between Life Satisfaction, Desired Control, Activity, and Rated Vitality. A residual regression analysis employing hierarchical procedures for evaluating significance of added variance yielded only one predictor of changes in Life Satisfaction: an initial measure of psychomotor speed. The residual regression analysis yielded one predictor of changes-fin Desired Control — initial activity level.]

scholarly journals Leisure Time Sports Activities and Life Satisfaction: Deeper Insights Based on a Representative Survey from Germany

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Mutz ◽  
Anne K. Reimers ◽  
Yolanda Demetriou
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Organizational Context ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Leisure Satisfaction ◽  
General Life Satisfaction ◽  
Sports Activities

Abstract Observational and experimental studies show that leisure time sporting activity (LTSA) is associated with higher well-being. However, scholars often seem to assume that 1) LTSA fosters “general” life satisfaction, thereby ignoring effects on domain satisfaction; 2) the effect of LTSA on well-being is linear and independent of a person’s general activity level; 3) the amount of LTSA is more important than the repertoire of LTSA, i.e. the number of different activities; 4) all kinds of LTSA are equal in their effects, irrespective of spatial and organisational context conditions. Using data from the German SALLSA-Study (“Sport, Active Lifestyle and Life Satisfaction”), a large-scale CAWI-Survey (N = 1008) representing the population ≥ 14 years, the paper takes a closer look on these assumptions. Findings demonstrate that LTSA is associated with general life satisfaction and domain-specific satisfaction (concerning relationships, appearance, leisure, work and health), but that the relationship is most pronounced for leisure satisfaction. Associations of sport with life satisfaction, leisure satisfaction and subjective health are non-linear, approaching an injection point from which on additional LTSA is no longer beneficial. Moreover, findings lend support to the notion that diversity in LTSA matters, as individuals with higher variation in sports activities are more satisfied. Finally, results with regard to spatial and organizational context suggest that outdoor sports and club-organized sports have additional benefits.

scholarly journals Life Satisfaction in Adolescents: The Role of Individual and Social Health Assets

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Calmeiro ◽  
Inês Camacho ◽  
Margarida Gaspar de Matos
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Social Competence ◽  
Family Support ◽  
School Connectedness ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Health ◽  
Health Assets

AbstractThe aim of this study is to explore the relationship between adolescents’ life satisfaction and individual and social health assets. A nationally representative sample of 3,494 Portuguese adolescents (mean age = 14.94 ± 1.30 years; 53.6% girls) completed the Health Behavior in School-aged Children survey measuring a variety of health behaviors and beliefs. A sequential regression analysis was conducted with gender, individual assets (academic achievement, social competence, self-regulation and life objectives) and social assets (family support, peer support, parental monitoring and school connectedness) entered in separate steps. A second regression analysis was conducted with social assets entered before individual assets. The final model explained 18.3% of life satisfaction. School connectedness (β = .198, p < .001) and family support (β = .154, p < .001) were the strongest predictors of adolescents’ life satisfaction followed by social competence (β = .152, p < .001), academic achievement (β = .116, p < .001) and self-regulation (β = .064, p < .001). Social assets explained a larger variance of life satisfaction than individual assets when entered first in the regression (r2 = .134 and r2 = .119, respectively, p < .001). When entered last step in the regression analysis, social assets added more to life satisfaction’s variance than when individual assets were added in the last step (r2 = .060 and r2 = .045, respectively, p < .001). These results reinforce the role social interaction and social capital models in the promotion of well-being.

scholarly journals Gender score development in a retrospective approach in the Berlin Aging Study II

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Tauseef Nauman ◽  
Hassan Behlouli ◽  
Nicholas Alexander ◽  
Friederike Kendel ◽  
Johanna Drewelies ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Chronic Stress ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Primary Component ◽  
Biological Sex ◽  
Aging Study ◽  
Linear Regressions

AbstractIn addition to biological sex, gender, the sociocultural dimension of being a woman or a man, plays a central role in health. However, there are so far no approaches to quantify gender in a retrospective manner in existing study datasets. We therefore aimed to develop a methodology that can be retrospectively applied to assess gender in existing cohorts. We used baseline data from the Berlin Aging Study II (BASE-II), obtained in 2009-2014 from 1869 participants aged 60 years and older. We identified 13 gender related variables and used them to construct a gender score (GS) by primary component and logistic regression analysis. Of these, 9 variables contributed to a gender score: chronic stress, marital status, risk taking behavior, agreeableness, neuroticism, extraversion, loneliness, conscientiousness, and education. GS differed significantly between females and males as defined by sex. Next, we calculated linear regressions to investigate associations between sex, GS, and selected biological and well-being variables. Sex, but not GS was significantly associated with LDL-C and TC. GS, but not sex, was significantly associated with cortisol levels, CES-depression, negative affect, life satisfaction. Thus, we were able to develop a GS in a retrospective manner from available study variables that characterized women and men in addition to biological sex. This approach will allow us to introduce the notion of gender retrospectively into a large number of studies.

scholarly journals Changes in Physical Activity Are Associated with Corresponding Changes in Psychological Well-Being: A Pandemic Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (20) ◽  
pp. 10680
Author(s):  
Micael Dahlen ◽  
Helge Thorbjørnsen ◽  
Hallgeir Sjåstad ◽  
Petra von Heideken Wågert ◽  
Charlotta Hellström ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Daily Activity ◽  
Good Reason ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Organized Activities ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Design

Societal crises and personal challenges are often followed by substantial changes in physical activity. Is there a link between such changes and psychological well-being? Seeking to answer this question, we conducted a correlational study on a representative sample in Sweden during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic (N = 1035). About 49% of the sample had decreased their physical activity compared to their self-reported activity level prior to the pandemic, whereas 32% had increased it. The results showed a positive and robust association between changes in daily activity level and corresponding changes in psychological well-being. Specifically, individuals who had reduced their physical activity over the last year reported lower life satisfaction than before, and individuals who had increased their physical activity reported higher life satisfaction than before. The amount of complete physical inactivity (sitting) showed a similar pattern as the exercise data, meaning that individuals who reported increasing inactivity per day also reported a greater decline in life satisfaction. Additional analyses showed that the association between daily activity level and life satisfaction was somewhat stronger for men than for women, but there was no difference when comparing individual versus organized activities. The current study was based on a cross-sectional design, measuring self-reported change over time. Recent work from other research teams have used longitudinal data and experience-sampling in different settings, finding similar results. We conclude that there is good reason to recommend physical exercise as a coping strategy in difficult times.

scholarly journals Some corelates of psychosocial dependency among the elderly

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zora Raboteg Šarić
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Multiple Regression Analysis ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Stepwise Multiple Regression ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Stepwise Multiple Regression Analysis ◽  
Low Education

The Psychosocial Dependency Scale (Rossman, Bloschl, 1982) was adapted on a sample of noninstitutionalized elderly persons (N = 158), and the final, short version of the scale was used in subsequent analysis. Stepwise multiple regression analysis was performed with the dependency scale as a criterion and sociodemograiphic, life satisfaction and psychological distress variables as predictors. The results showed that previous unemployment status, higher level of psychological distress and low education were the variables that most significantly accounted for the variation in the dependency scores. The developmental view of the concept of psychosocial dependency of the elderly is emphasized.

Personality traits and life satisfaction: a chinese case study

2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (8) ◽  
pp. 1119-1122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denghao Zhang ◽  
Hailong He
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Local Authority ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Public Servants ◽  
Chinese Case ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Chinese Public

The relationship between the subjective well-being and personality of Chinese public servants employed by a local authority was examined. A total of 682 participants completed the Delighted-Terrible Faces Scale (Andrews & Withey, 1976) and the Chinese Personality Scale (Wang & Cui, 2003). Regression analysis results indicated that extraversion was the strongest predictor of subjective well-being.

Subjective Well-Being Measures: Reliability and Validity among Spanish Elders

1994 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 221-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
William A. Stock ◽  
Morris A. Okun ◽  
Juan A Gómez Benito
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Affect Balance ◽  
Satisfaction Index ◽  
Reliability Estimates ◽  
Geriatric Center ◽  
Life Satisfaction Index

The Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale Scale, Life Satisfaction Index, and Affect Balance Scale were translated into Castilian Spanish and Catalan. Responses to these scales were obtained by interviews with 151 elderly persons living in Spain. Reliability estimates for the Life Satisfaction Index and the Affect Balance subscales were comparable to those for English-speaking samples, while reliability estimates for the Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale Scale were somewhat lower. Validity estimates among these scales were consistent with previous research and previously reported factor structures were found to fit the present data reasonably well, although factor loadings were lower than those previously reported. English and translated versions of the scales are provided in Appendix A.

scholarly journals Changes in mental well-being in Hong Kong before and during social unrest and COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Yin Stephanie Wong ◽  
Ling Tsz Theresa Siu ◽  
Lai Ming Christy Hui ◽  
Kit Wa Sherry Chan ◽  
Ho Ming Edwin Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Stressful Events ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Hierarchical Regression Analysis ◽  
Social Unrest ◽  
Mental Well Being

Abstract Purpose Understanding the impact of co-occurring population- and individual-level stressful events on mental well-being should inform future intervention design. This study examined the association of two population-level stressful events (social unrest and COVID-19) and personal stressors with life satisfaction in Hong Kong.Methods This study analyzed data on life satisfaction, experience of stressful life events (SLEs), rumination, and resilience, from two representative population telephone surveys conducted in 2018 (n = 1,514) and 2020 (n = 1,258). The association between life satisfaction and personal SLEs was further compared between the two samples using moderation analysis. Using data from the 2020 survey, the effect of different types of SLEs, rumination, and resilience on life satisfaction was investigated using hierarchical regression analysis.Results The study achieved a response rate of 56.2% and 68.9% for surveys 2018 and 2020, respectively. Life satisfaction of the population decreased significantly in 2020, accompanied by an overall increase in SLEs. Moderation analysis revealed that the relationship between personal SLEs and life satisfaction was significantly greater in 2018 than in 2020. Hierarchical regression analysis showed that an increase in all kinds of SLEs and higher levels of rumination were significantly associated with lower life satisfaction in 2020.Conclusion The significant reduction in life satisfaction reported in this study suggests that measures to support the mental health of populations that have experienced multiple simultaneous, large-scale stressors would be crucial. During distinctive phases as such, rumination may be a potential target for improving overall mental health.

scholarly journals Growing Minds: Evaluating the Effect of Gardening on Quality of Life and Physical Activity Level of Older Adults

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 705-710 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aime J. Sommerfeld ◽  
Tina M. Waliczek ◽  
Jayne M. Zajicek
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Social Self ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Adult Age ◽  
Health And Well Being

A questionnaire based on the Life Satisfaction Inventory A (LSIA) was used to investigate older adult (age 50+ years) gardeners' and nongardeners' perceptions of personal life satisfaction and levels of physical activity. The LSIA measures five components of quality of life: “zest for life,” “resolution and fortitude,” “congruence between desired and achieved goals,” “physical, psychological, and social self-concept,” and “optimism.” Additional multiple-choice questions were asked to determine respondents' level of physical activity, perceptions of overall health and well-being as well as to gather demographic information. The survey was posted on a university homepage for ≈1 month. Responses were gathered from 298 participants who differentiated themselves as gardeners or nongardeners by responding positively or negatively to the question “do you garden?” Results indicated statistically significant differences in comparisons of overall life satisfaction scores with gardeners receiving higher mean scores indicating more positive results on the LSIA. Four individual quality-of-life statements included in the LSIA yielded statistically significantly more positive answers by gardeners when compared with nongardeners. Other questions regarding healthful practices revealed that personal reports of physical activity and perceptions of personal health were statistically significantly more positive among gardeners when compared with nongardeners.

scholarly journals Does Chronic Stress Moderate Age Differences in Emotional Well-Being? Testing Predictions of Strength and Vulnerability Integration

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin J Sliwinski ◽  
Sara Freed ◽  
Stacey B Scott ◽  
Giancarlo Pasquini ◽  
Joshua M Smyth
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Condition ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Chronic Stress ◽  
Emotional Distress ◽  
Age Differences ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Positive And Negative Affect ◽  
Cross Sectional

Abstract Objectives The Strength and Vulnerability Integration (SAVI) theory posits boundary conditions, such as chronic stress, which place constraints on positive emotional aging. We examine SAVI’s prediction that higher levels of chronic stress will attenuate favorable age gradients for multiple indices of well-being. Methods We used cross-sectional data from a diverse systematic probability sample of adults (n = 260, ages 25–65). Multiple regression analysis was used to examine age gradients and test age × chronic stress interactions on 5 measures of well-being relevant for SAVI’s prediction: positive and negative affect, life satisfaction, emotional distress, and rumination. Results Age was unrelated to well-being unless individual differences in health limitations were statistically controlled, in which case older age was associated with more favorable levels of well-being. Chronic stress significantly interacted with age for negative affect, emotional distress, rumination, and life satisfaction; examination of the interactions indicated that age was no longer associated with more favorable levels of well-being at higher levels of chronic stress. Discussion Our findings support a key prediction of SAVI by demonstrating that high levels of chronic stress present a boundary condition for favorable age gradients on well-being. We discuss the implications of these findings for understanding the “paradox” of well-being.

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