Navigating Hardships in Old Age

Manning, Lydia K.

doi:10.1177/1049732312471730

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“…For example, spirituality may be a tool by which persons promote and maintain resilience in later life (Manning, 2013). It may also help ascribe meaning to one’s life, and provide a sense of unconditional support from the transcendent, among others (Krause, 2003; Levin & Chatters, 1998; Maton & Wells, 1995).…”

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confidence: 99%

Differences in life satisfaction among older community-dwelling Hispanics and non-Hispanic Whites

Marquine

Maldonado

Zlatar

et al. 2014

Aging & Mental Health

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Objectives Hispanics are the fastest growing ethnic/racial group of the older adult population in the U.S., yet little is known about positive mental health in this group. We examined differences in life satisfaction between demographically-matched groups of older Hispanics and non- Hispanic Whites, and sought to identify specific factors associated with these differences. Methods Participants included 126 community-dwelling English-speaking Hispanics ages 50 and older, and 126 age-, gender-, and education-matched non-Hispanic Whites. Participants completed standardized measures of life satisfaction and postulated correlates, including physical, cognitive, emotional and social functioning, as well as positive psychological traits and religiosity/spirituality. Results Hispanics reported greater life satisfaction than non-Hispanic Whites (p<0.001). Ethnic groups were comparable on most postulated correlates of life satisfaction, except that Hispanics had lower levels of cognitive performance, and higher levels of daily spiritual experiences, private religious practices and compassion (ps<0.001). Among these factors, spiritual experiences, religious practices, and compassion were significantly associated with life satisfaction in the overall sample. Multivariable analyses testing the influence of these three factors on the association between ethnicity and life satisfaction showed that higher spirituality among Hispanics accounted for ethnic differences in life satisfaction. Conclusion English-speaking Hispanics ages 50 and older appeared to be more satisfied with their lives than their non-Hispanic White counterparts, and these differences were primarily driven by higher spirituality among Hispanics. Future studies should examine positive mental health among various Hispanic subgroups, including Spanish-speakers, as an important step toward development of culturally-sensitive prevention and intervention programs aimed at promoting positive mental health.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Differences in life satisfaction among older community-dwelling Hispanics and non-Hispanic Whites

Marquine

Maldonado

Zlatar

et al. 2014

Aging & Mental Health

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“…According to the authors of [13] and [21], such mental/psychological health-related problems include stress/anxiety from work (e.g., interpersonal struggles, work-associated challenges), depression, emotional disorders, and self-distrust. Psychological resilience indicates one's ability to navigate psychological/mental difficulty/adversity in a manner that protects his/her mental health, psychological well-being, and life satisfaction [20,22]. Feeling refreshed, relieving mental anxiety/stress, feeling mentally healthy, and feeling psychological well-being are crucial aspects of psychological resilience [19,20].…”

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confidence: 99%

Airport Green Environment and Its Influence on Visitors’ Psychological Health and Behaviors

2019

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This study uncovered the influence of an airport’s green physical environment on visitors’ psychological responses, affective responses, and loyalty behaviors as well as to build a sturdy theorization that related to the psychological resilience, attitude, satisfaction, brand-self connection, and loyalty for the airport. Based on a quantitative approach, our findings provided insight that a green physical environment affected the psychological resilience considerably. Moreover, such association increased a visitor’s positive attitude, satisfaction, and brand-self connection with the creation of loyalty intentions. The prominent role of attitude in building loyalty intentions was unearthed. Our finding from a metric invariance test further showed that gender moderated the magnitude of the effect of satisfaction and brand-self connection on loyalty intentions. The study variables’ role of mediating effect was also recognizable. Overall, the present study demonstrated the criticality of a green built environment and its role in explicating visitor responses/behaviors in the airport context in a successful manner.

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“…Valentine and Feinauer [ 50 ] noted several resiliency themes, one of which was spirituality. Spirituality has been shown to be a key in promoting resilience [ 51 ] and enhancing coping mechanisms in negative life events [ 52 ]. Higher levels of religious involvement are modestly associated with better health, after taking account of other influences, such as age, sex, and social support [ 53 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

The Relationship of Acculturation Strategies to Resilience: The Moderating Impact of Social Support among Qiang Ethnicity following the 2008 Chinese Earthquake

2016

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International research has mostly confirmed the positive association between acculturation strategies and resilience in ethnic groups, but the mediating and moderating mechanisms underlying the relationships are still under-investigated. The present study aimed to investigate the associations between acculturation strategies (based on two cultural identities) and resilience of 898 Qiang ethnicity volunteers (mean age = 29.5), especially exploring the mediating and moderating effects of personality, spiritual belief and social support on the relationship between acculturation strategy (using two cultural identities as latent variables in model analysis) and resilience following the occurrence of 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan, taking such mechanisms into account. Results were as follows: (1) All variable presented significant positive correlations; (2) Consistent with the mediating hypotheses, personality and spiritual beliefs played a partial mediating role in the relationship between two cultural identities and resilience; (3) High or low level of perceived social support had a moderating effect on cultural identities and resilience; (4) The integration strategy was the most optimal style to promote the development of resilience, but marginalization was the least effective style.

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Navigating Hardships in Old Age

Cited by 99 publications

References 24 publications

Differences in life satisfaction among older community-dwelling Hispanics and non-Hispanic Whites

Differences in life satisfaction among older community-dwelling Hispanics and non-Hispanic Whites

Airport Green Environment and Its Influence on Visitors’ Psychological Health and Behaviors

The Relationship of Acculturation Strategies to Resilience: The Moderating Impact of Social Support among Qiang Ethnicity following the 2008 Chinese Earthquake

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