Marriage, parenthood and social network: Subjective well-being and mental health in old age

Becker, Christoph; Kirchmaier, Isadora; Trautmann, Stefan T.

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“…In a more recent study conducted in the general population, having nonresidential children was also related to well‐being and lack of depressive symptoms 32 . Over the years, the role of children is likely to shift toward a form of social support and caregiving and thus might become more prominent 32 . Although gender and having children are factors that cannot be modified, it is important for clinicians to be aware that females and patients without children seem to be more vulnerable for recurrence.…”

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“…Early literature shows that the relationship between having children and well‐being becomes more significant in older participants 30,31 . In a more recent study conducted in the general population, having nonresidential children was also related to well‐being and lack of depressive symptoms 32 . Over the years, the role of children is likely to shift toward a form of social support and caregiving and thus might become more prominent 32 .…”

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The influence of social, psychological, and cognitive factors on the clinical course in older patients with bipolar disorder

Orhan

Huijser

Korten

et al. 2020

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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ObjectivesResearch on factors that contribute to recurrence in older adults with bipolar disorder (OABD) is sparse. Previous research showed that clinical factors (e.g., age of onset, lifetime psychotic features, and suicide risk) were not associated with the recurrence in OABD. In younger adults, worse social functioning, coping style, and worse cognitive functioning are found to be associated with an unfavorable course of bipolar disorder. Therefore, this study is focusing on social, psychological, and cognitive factors in OABD. More insight in these factors is essential in order to develop and further specify preventive and treatment interventions.MethodsData were used from the Dutch Older Bipolars (DOBi) cohort study. We included 64 patients for 3‐year follow‐up measurements, who were divided in a recurrent group and a nonrecurrent group. Logistic regression analyses were conducted to assess associations between social, psychological, and cognitive factors, and nonrecurrence.Results39.1% reported at least one recurrence during the 3‐year follow‐up period. No significant associations were found between the social, psychological, and cognitive factors and having a recurrence during the follow‐up period.DiscussionParticipants in the recurrent group were younger, more often female and less likely to have children. Our results suggest that results from the adult bipolar disorder population cannot be extrapolated to OABD patients, underlining the need for longitudinal studies in OABD.

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confidence: 99%

The influence of social, psychological, and cognitive factors on the clinical course in older patients with bipolar disorder

Orhan

Huijser

Korten

et al. 2020

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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“…There is robust evidence indicating that the sibling relationship is signi cantly related to the depression, anxiety, loneliness, and life satisfaction of older adults [57][58][59]. As observed in a recent paper, children are related to better SWB and lack of depression among the older [16]. The roles of children in providing instrumental, emotional, and economic support for the older make them indispensable in the later stages of one's life.…”

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“…However, most studies focused on SWB and its related factors among young-old people and seldom considered those among the oldest-old [6,10,16]. The oldest-old are the population with the most prominent characteristics of the older.…”

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Sociodemographic, health-related, and social predictors of subjective well-being among Chinese oldest-old: a national community-based cohort study

Yan

2020

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Background: There is still a lack of a systematic and comprehensive multifactor analysis of subjective well-being (SWB) among Chinese oldest-old. This study aimed to explore sociodemographic, health-related, and social predictors of SWB among Chinese oldest-old using a large and representative sample.Methods: The study included 49,069 individuals aged 80 and older from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey, a prospective, nationwide, community-based study conducted from 1998 to 2014. SWB was measured by eight items covering life satisfaction, positive affect (optimism, happiness, personal control, and conscientiousness) and negative affect (anxiety, loneliness, and uselessness). Generalized estimating equation models were used to explore the predictors of SWB.Results: We found that age, gender, ethnic group, education, primary occupation before retirement, current marital status, and place of residence were sociodemographic predictors of SWB among the Chinese oldest-old. The health-related predictors included self-rated health, visual function, hearing function, diet quality, smoking status, and exercise status. SWB was influenced by some social factors, such as co-residence, number of biological siblings, number of children, leisure activities, financial independence, and access to adequate medical service. In particular, self-rated health, access to adequate medical services, exercise status, and place of residence exert a stronger effect than other factors.Conclusions: SWB in the oldest-old is influenced by a large number of complex sociodemographic, health-related, and social factors. Special attention should be paid to the mental health of centenarians, women, rural residents, widowed, physically disabled, and childless oldest-old people. Relevant agencies can improve physical activities, leisure activities, financial support, and medical services to promote the well-being of the oldest-old.

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“…An eudaimonic approach suggests one's true inner self as the concept of psychological well-being, which is de ned by the degree of which a person is fully functioning and focusing on personal growth [2,3], whereas a hedonic approach focuses on pleasure attainment and pain avoidance and is best encapsulated by subjective well-being [2]. As several studies have employed subjective well-being as a major outcome variable of mental health [4][5][6], enhancing subjective well-being is an effective way to improve mental health.…”

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Development and usefulness of a virtual reality-based training program for promoting subjective well-being: A preliminary study

Kim¹,

Jung²,

Shin³

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Background Enhancing subjective well-being is an effective way to improve mental health and virtual reality is useful as an intervention tool for cultivating well-being. This preliminary study aimed to probe the usefulness of a virtual reality-based interactive feedback program as an intervention tool for promoting subjective well-being. Methods In the experiment, 36 males participated in this program, consisting of three tasks constructed based on the theories of positive psychology: ‘Experience-based problem recognition task’, ‘Future self-based success story expression task’, and ‘Strength expression task’. Participants rated visual analog scores associated with each of the tasks' contents. The concurrent validity of task scores was evaluated by correlations with scores of the psychological scales, such as the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form, Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale, Dispositional Hope Scale, and Life Orientation Test Revised. Results The total task score was positively correlated with the scores of Mental Health Continuum-Short Form emotional well-being ( r = 0.492, p < 0.001) and psychological well-being ( r = 0.501, p < 0.001), Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale ( r = 0.435, p < 0.001), Dispositional Hope Scale agency dimension ( r = 0.601, p < 0.001) and pathways dimension ( r = 0.451, p < 0.001), and Life Orientation Test Revised ( r = 0.378, p < 0.05), but not with the MHC-SF social well-being scores. After controlling the effects of the other task scores, the task scores had linear relationships with certain psychological assessments. Conclusion The results showed that the total task score was significantly correlated with indicators of well-being, self-esteem, hope, and optimism. The task scores obtained from the individual tasks were closely related to the indicators, depending on the nature of the task. These findings suggest that the program contents are well associated with certain aspects of subjective well-being and thus may be available for training that improves subjective well-being through interactive feedback.

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Marriage, parenthood and social network: Subjective well-being and mental health in old age

Cited by 66 publications

References 49 publications

The influence of social, psychological, and cognitive factors on the clinical course in older patients with bipolar disorder

The influence of social, psychological, and cognitive factors on the clinical course in older patients with bipolar disorder

Sociodemographic, health-related, and social predictors of subjective well-being among Chinese oldest-old: a national community-based cohort study

Development and usefulness of a virtual reality-based training program for promoting subjective well-being: A preliminary study

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