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| A salutogenic view on subjective well-being in active elderly persons | | Author(s) | Ulrich Wiesmann, Hans-Joachim Hannich |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 12, no 1, January 2008 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis, January 2008 |
| Pages | pp 56-65 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Well being ; Life satisfaction ; Physical environment ; Social surveys ; Germany. |
| Annotation | Subjective well-being as an indicator of successful ageing is investigated from a salutogenic perspective that states that the sense of coherence plays a key role for psychological adaptation. It should be demonstrated that the sense of coherence mediates the relationship between generalised resistance resources and subjective well-being. 170 psychologically active older men filled out a questionnaire assessing the sense of coherence, subjective well-being and resistance resources (e.g. age, education, physical health, activity level, social support and personality variables). It was found that resources co-varied with the sense of coherence and subjective well-being, accounting for 52% and 48% of the variance respectively. The more important predictors were self-efficacy, self-esteem and education. After controlling for resources, the sense of coherence accounted for an additional 6% of the variance in well-being. The sense of coherence clearly mediated the relationship between resources and well-being. The findings corroborate the salutogenic idea that the sense of coherence creates, or maintains, a form of psychological integrity as represented by subjective well-being. The promotion of a strong sense of coherence should be a major aim of gerontological interventions. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080409208 A |
| Classmark | D:F:5HH: F:5HH: R: 3F: 767 |
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