A Scoping Review of Psychological Sense of Community among Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Buckley, Thomas

doi:10.3390/ijerph19148395

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“…• Knowledge about assessing and monitoring risks of social isolation amongst older adults in post-disaster settings. Buckley (2022) found that PSOC often mediates the association of social or environmental factors and well-being outcomes, including SRH (Yu et al, 2019).…”

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“…PSOC has been associated with a higher quality of life (Zhang et al, 2017) and better health and mental health (Tang et al, 2018) in older adults, and it can function as a protective factor after natural disasters (Li et al, 2011). In a recent scoping review, Buckley (2022) found that PSOC often mediates the association of social or environmental factors and well‐being outcomes, including SRH (Yu et al, 2019).…”

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Validation of the abbreviated Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS‐6) and its association with self‐rated health amongst older adults in Puerto Rico

Buckley

Becker

Burnette

2022

Health Social Care Comm

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Social isolation is a well‐established determinant of late‐life well‐being, and it may be particularly relevant for older adults in Puerto Rico following Hurricane María. The abbreviated Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS‐6) is a widely used measure of social isolation, but it has not been validated with Spanish‐speaking older adults. The objectives of this study were to (1) assess the psychometric properties of a Spanish‐language LSNS‐6 and (2) examine its association with self‐rated health (SRH) and psychological sense of community (PSOC). Data came from face‐to‐face survey interviews with a nonprobability sample of 154 community‐dwelling older adults in Puerto Rico 2 years after Hurricane María. We assessed the LSNS‐6's internal consistency reliability and convergent validity. We then conducted structural equational modelling consisting of (1) a measurement model using confirmatory factor analysis to test the factor structure of the LSNS‐6 and (2) a structural model using path analysis to examine the direct effect of social isolation on SRH and to test the role of PSOC as a mediator in this relationship. The LSNS‐6 demonstrated acceptable internal consistency reliability (α = 0.74) and convergent validity, r(151) = −0.33, p < 0.001. A correlated two‐factor model (Family and Friends) provided the best fit (comparative fit index = 0.986, Tucker–Lewis index = 0.975, root mean square error of approximation = 0.082, standardised root mean squared residual = 0.033). Path model results show the Friends factor was negatively associated with SRH (β = −0.31, p = 0.045), whilst the Family factor was nonsignificant. The Friends factor had a statistically significant indirect effect on SRH through PSOC (β = 0.08, 95% CI [0.01, 0.29]). Our findings provide insight into the effect of social isolation on health amongst older adults in Puerto Rico and highlight the potential role of PSOC for assessment and intervention with older adults in post‐disaster settings.

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Validation of the abbreviated Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS‐6) and its association with self‐rated health amongst older adults in Puerto Rico

Buckley

Becker

Burnette

2022

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“…It seems thus that Macerata patterns like rural settings in showing strong social ties, as well as sense of place and commitment to the community, but shares with urban settings, good health services and community support. In future research, it would be relevant to assess whether sense of community could be a predictor for life satisfaction and well-being [64].…”

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Age Friendly Characteristics and Sense of Community of an Italian City: The Case of Macerata

Monachesi

2023

IJERPH

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The paper presents a study about the city of Macerata, as a representative case of an urban community in the Marche Region, Italy. The aim of this paper is to assess the level of its age-friendliness by means of a quantitative analysis based on a questionnaire that relies on the well-established eight AFC domains proposed by the WHO. In addition, the sense of community (SOC) is investigated and how the older residents relate to it. Studies that analyze age-friendly Italian cities in relation to elder outcomes are limited. The paper contributes to fill this gap, and the findings reveal that the elderly respondents are not particularly satisfied about the services and the urban infrastructure of the city but show nevertheless a sense of community. It might be the combination of urban and rural features that contributes to the longevity and strong sense of community of the city despite its poor infrastructure and average services.

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“…In this regard, aging in place refers to the physical and psychological needs of older adults in the community (Ahn et al, 2020; Pani‐Harreman et al, 2021) and is considered the preferred residential solution for older adults from a personal (Pope et al, 2022) and a public (F. Zhang et al, 2022) perspective. Moreover, the growth of age‐friendly cities proposes a shift in research and practice from focusing on the individual to the community (Greenfield et al, 2015), creating new directions for research centered on older adults' sense of their communities (Buckley, 2022).…”

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The mediating roles of optimism, loneliness, and psychological distress in the association between a sense of community and meaning in life among older adults

Kagan,

Zychlinski,

Greenblatt‐Kimron

2023

American J of Comm Psychol

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A sense of community is known to be a protective factor for the well‐being of older adults and meaning in life associated with positive mental outcomes. Nevertheless, there is a need to expand the knowledge of the role of a sense of community in meaning in life, particularly among older adults. Intending to broaden the empirical understanding from this perspective, the current study examined the mediating roles of optimism, loneliness, and psychological distress in the association between a sense of community and meaning in life. Participants included 740 community dwelling Israeli older adults (M = 71.96; SD = 5.81). Participants completed questionnaires on a sense of community, optimism, loneliness, psychological distress, meaning in life, and sociodemographic characteristics. A positive association was found between a sense of community with optimism, and a negative association with loneliness. A negative association between optimism with psychological distress and a positive link between loneliness with psychological distress was found, while a higher level of psychological distress was associated with a lower level of meaning in life. Practitioners should focus interventions with older adults on developing a sense of community, with the aim to promote optimism and, at the same time, reduce loneliness and thus decrease psychological distress while strengthening meaning in life.

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A Scoping Review of Psychological Sense of Community among Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Cited by 8 publications

References 41 publications

Validation of the abbreviated Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS‐6) and its association with self‐rated health amongst older adults in Puerto Rico

Validation of the abbreviated Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS‐6) and its association with self‐rated health amongst older adults in Puerto Rico

Age Friendly Characteristics and Sense of Community of an Italian City: The Case of Macerata

The mediating roles of optimism, loneliness, and psychological distress in the association between a sense of community and meaning in life among older adults

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