scholarly journals “Are Filipinos Aging Well?”: Determinants of Subjective Well-Being among Senior Citizens of the Community-Based ENGAGE Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (20) ◽  
pp. 7636
Author(s):  
Rogie Royce Carandang ◽  
Akira Shibanuma ◽  
Edward Asis ◽  
Dominga Carolina Chavez ◽  
Maria Teresa Tuliao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Senior Citizens ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Psychological Resilience ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Hierarchical Regression Analysis ◽  
Self Rated Health

As people age, they are expected to experience adverse life conditions and major life events. These circumstances might have a significant impact on their subjective well-being. This study investigated the factors associated with subjective well-being among community-dwelling Filipino senior citizens. We conducted a cross-sectional study among 1021 senior citizens (68.5% women) aged 60 and above and identified the factors independently associated with their subjective well-being using multiple linear regression analysis. We also used hierarchical regression analysis for model prediction. In the hierarchical regression analysis, psychological resilience was found as the most powerful predictor of subjective well-being. Loneliness, however, was the only psychosocial factor not associated with it. Both men and women with positive self-rated health and had higher psychological resilience and perceived social support showed a higher level of subjective well-being. Women who were separated and received pension and men who were uneducated showed a lower level of subjective well-being. Psychological resilience, positive self-rated health, and perceived social support might be protective factors for low subjective well-being. To improve the subjective well-being of Filipino senior citizens, we should build psychological resilience and social support networks in the community.

scholarly journals Work Engagement and Associated Factors Among Dental Nurses in China

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yujing Wang ◽  
Yuqin Gao ◽  
Yang Xun
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Univariate Analysis ◽  
Psychological Flexibility ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Characteristics ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Subjective Well Being

Abstract Aim: To identify the level of work engagement among dental nurses in China and explore the correlation between work engagement and psychological characteristics.Background: Work engagement is affected by many factors, level of work engagement among dental nurses is unknown.Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted among 215 dental nurses. The Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES-9), Chinese Nurse Stressors Scale (CNSS), Work-related Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (WAAQ), Multi-Dimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), and General Well-Being Schedule (GWBS) were applied to measure Chinese nurses’ work engagement, job stress, psychological flexibility, perceived social support and subjective well-being respectively. Univariate analysis was used to identify the relationships of work engagement with demographic and psychological characteristics. Hierarchical regression analysis was applied to test the variance in work engagement accounted for by factors related to work engagement in the univariate analysis.Results: The level of work engagement in Chinese dental nurses was moderate or above. Work engagement was positively associated with perceived social support, psychological flexibility and subjective well-being but negatively correlated with job stress. The hierarchical regression analysis showed that job stress, psychological flexibility and subjective well-being were significantly correlated with work engagement, which explained 36.2% of the variance in work engagement.Conclusions: Dental nurses in China had an acceptable level of work engagement in terms of vigour, dedication and absorption. Increased job stress would result in lower work engagement. Nurses who had higher levels of psychological flexibility and subjective well-being also had higher work engagement. We should emphasize the job stress of nurses, strengthen support for organizational culture, create a good work environment and interpersonal relationships, relieve nurses’ job stress, improve nurses’ levels of subjective well-being, and thus improve nurses’ work engagement levels.

scholarly journals Do Gratitude and Social Support Influence Hijrah Woman’s Well-being?

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-41
Author(s):  
Liany Luzvinda ◽  
Abdul Rahman Saleh
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Negative Experience ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

AbstractNowadays the fenomenon of emigrate (Hijrah) becoming a trend in Indonesia. Hijrah means to change ourselves for the better, in accordance with the religion guidance. Deciding to change and get out of  the comfort zone it is not an easy task. Individual who try to emigrate often feel doubts, feel lonely due to being left behind by friends, facing cornering questions and comments. This research was conducted to find out the well-being emigrate women caused by gratitude and social support, using 200 young mothers who decided to Hijrah. The questionnaires for measuring subjective well-being using Flourishing Scale by Diener, Oishi, et al., (2009) and SPANE (Scale of Positive and Negative Experience) by Diener, Wirtz, et al., (2009), gratitude using GRAT (The Gratitude Resentment and Appreciation Test) by Watkins et al., (2003), and social support using MSPSS (Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support) by Dahlem et al., (1991). Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was used to test the validity of each item in the questionnaire. Data analysis technique used in this study is multiple regression analysis (multiple regression analysis) of SPSS for windows. In this study we hypothesized that there would be significant influence of gratitude and social support on emigrate woman. Our result shows that, only sense of abundance has a significant effect to well-being of woman who emigrate but there is no social support that has  a significant effect to well being on them.AbstrakSaat ini fenomena hijrah menjadi tren di Indonesia. Hijrah mengandung pengertian merubah diri menjadi lebih baik sesuai dengan tuntunan agama. Memutuskan untuk berubah dan keluar dari zona nyaman adalah hal yang tidak mudah. Individu yang mencoba hijrah sering merasa ragu, merasa kesepian karena ditinggal oleh teman, menghadapi pertanyaan dan komentar. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui kesejahteraan wanita yang berhijrah disebabkan oleh rasa terima kasih dan sosial, menggunakan 200 ibu muda yang memutuskan untuk Hijrah. Kuesioner yang digunakan untuk mengukur subjective well-being menggunakan Flourishing Scale oleh Diener, Oishi, et al., (2009) dan SPANE (Scale of Positive and Negative Experience) oleh Diener, Wirtz, et al., (2009), gratitude diukur menggunakan GRAT (The Gratitude Resentment and Appreciation Test) oleh Watkins et al., (2003), dan social support diukur menggunakan MSPSS (Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support) oleh Dahlem et al., (1991). Uji validitas alat ukur menggunakan teknik Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) untuk menguji validitas tiap-tiap item kuesioner. Analisis data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan teknik analisis regresi berganda (multiple regression analysis) dengan software SPSS. Dalam penelitian ini kami berhipotesis bahwa akan ada pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap gratitude dan social support pada wanita yang berhijrah. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa, hanya sense of abundance yang benar-benar memberikan efek signifikan bagi kesejahteraan wanita yang berhijrah, tetapi tidak ada dukungan sosial yang memberikan efek signifikan pada perempuan yang berhijrah.

scholarly journals Work engagement and associated factors among dental nurses in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yujing Wang ◽  
Yuqin Gao ◽  
Yang Xun
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Univariate Analysis ◽  
Psychological Flexibility ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being

Abstract Background Work engagement is affected by many factors. The level of work engagement among dental nurses is unknown. Methods A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted among 215 dental nurses. The Utrecht Work Engagement Scale, Chinese Nurse Stressors Scale, Work-related Acceptance and Action Questionnaire, Multi-dimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, and General Well-Being Schedule were applied to measure Chinese nurses’ work engagement, job stress, psychological flexibility, perceived social support and subjective well-being, respectively. Univariate analysis was used to identify the relationships of work engagement with demographic and psychological characteristics. Hierarchical linear regression analysis was applied to test the variance in work engagement accounted for by factors related to work engagement in the univariate analysis. Results The level of work engagement among Chinese dental nurses was moderate or above. Work engagement was positively associated with perceived social support, psychological flexibility and subjective well-being but negatively correlated with job stress. The hierarchical regression analysis showed that age, job stress, psychological flexibility and subjective well-being were significantly correlated with work engagement, though perceived social support was not, all of those psychological variables together explained 34.7% of the variance in work engagement. Conclusions Dental nurses in China had an acceptable level of work engagement in terms of vigour, dedication and absorption. Increased job stress resulted in lower work engagement. Nurses who had higher levels of perceived social support, psychological flexibility and subjective well-being also had higher work engagement. It is necessary to understand the job stress of nurses, strengthen nurses’ social support, relieve nurses’ job stress, improve nurses’ psychological flexibility and subjective well-being, which will improve nurses’ work engagement levels.

Conflict Avoidance in Old Age

GeroPsych ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lia Oberhauser ◽  
Andreas B. Neubauer ◽  
Eva-Marie Kessler
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Conflict Avoidance ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Adult Lifespan ◽  
Set Up

Abstract. Conflict avoidance increases across the adult lifespan. This cross-sectional study looks at conflict avoidance as part of a mechanism to regulate belongingness needs ( Sheldon, 2011 ). We assumed that older adults perceive more threats to their belongingness when they contemplate their future, and that they preventively react with avoidance coping. We set up a model predicting conflict avoidance that included perceptions of future nonbelonging, termed anticipated loneliness, and other predictors including sociodemographics, indicators of subjective well-being and perceived social support (N = 331, aged 40–87). Anticipated loneliness predicted conflict avoidance above all other predictors and partially mediated the age-association of conflict avoidance. Results suggest that belongingness regulation accounts may deepen our understanding of conflict avoidance in the second half of life.

What is related to the well-being of the siblings of patients with schizophrenia: An evaluation within the Lazarus and Folkman’s Transactional Stress and Coping Model

2019 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 252-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muazzez Merve Avcıoğlu ◽  
Ayşe Nuray Karanci ◽  
Haldun Soygur
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Social Support Scale ◽  
Burden Scale ◽  
Coping Scale ◽  
Close Relatives ◽  
And Coping ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Schizophrenia is a chronic mental illness that strongly affects not only the patients with schizophrenia, but also their families and close relatives. So far, family research on patients with schizophrenia has mainly focused on parents, but has neglected siblings. Aim: This study aims to evaluate the well-being of 103 siblings of patients with schizophrenia within the Lazarus and Folkman’s Transactional Coping and Stress Model. Materials: A Sociodemographic Information Form, Subjective Well-being Scale, Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale, Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale, Ways of Coping Scale and Shortened Perceived Parental Rearing Styles Form were administered to the siblings of patients with schizophrenia. Results: The results of this study revealed that well-being was associated with perceived mother overprotection, perceived social support, problem-focused coping and indirect coping. Social support moderated the relationship between burden and well-being as a buffering factor. Conclusion: Therefore, siblings of patients with schizophrenia should be given access to social support and their problem-focused coping strategies should be strengthened. Besides, parents should be supported to provide suitable care for the siblings of patients with schizophrenia.

Perceived Social Support, School Adaptation and Adolescents’ Subjective Well-Being

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 1597-1617 ◽  
Author(s):  
José M. Tomás ◽  
Melchor Gutiérrez ◽  
Ana María Pastor ◽  
Patricia Sancho
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
School Adaptation
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