Modeling satisfaction amongst the elderly in different Chinese urban neighborhoods

Yan, Bingqiu; Gao, Xin; Lyon, Michael

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.08.004

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“…These include gender, socioeconomic conditions, and caregiving responsibilities (Ohmer, 2010). Future work should identify how different types of neighborhood can contribute to older types with different socio-economic attribute such as family structure, income, and education (Yan et al, 2014;Park and Lee, 2017). While the needs of the very young old have been highlighted (Youmans, 1977), the present study has concentrated mainly on those who are physically able to go to community centers.…”

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Sense of Community Mediating Between Age-Friendly Characteristics and Life Satisfaction of Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Lai

Yip

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Front. Psychol.

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The growth of age-friendly community initiatives underscores a paradigmatic shift from the individual to the community, addressing dynamic transactions between people and the environment they are living in. The purpose of the present study is to address the gap in existing research by examining the psycho-social effects of the sense of community in mediating between WHO domains of age-friendliness and the life satisfaction of older adults. Data were obtained from 898 participants in Hong Kong. Path analysis was conducted. Two AFC domains, Social Participation as well as Community Support and Health Services, were found to be associated with life satisfaction. Sense of community was found to mediate between these two domains and life satisfaction. The implications of these findings are discussed with reference to developing opportunities in social participation of older adults and enhancing community/health support services in the context of developing sustainability in the community.

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Sense of Community Mediating Between Age-Friendly Characteristics and Life Satisfaction of Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Lai

Yip

et al. 2020

Front. Psychol.

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“…Numerous studies have identified the predictors of life satisfaction among older adults [10][11][12]. Living arrangements seem to be a fundamental factor related to life satisfaction [13].…”

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Living arrangements and life satisfaction: mediation by social support and meaning in life

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Background: Living arrangements have impact on life satisfaction among older adults. However, the mechanism how it works has received less attention. This study aims to examine the mediating role of meaning in life and social support in the relationship between living arrangements and life satisfaction. Methods: A total of 215 older adults from nine nursing homes and three communities were included in this study. The Social Support Rating Scale, Meaning in Life Questionnaire and Life Satisfaction Index A were adopted. Data were analyzed with Hayes' s bias-corrected bootstrapping method.Results: Both social support and presence of meaning in life had positive correlations with life satisfaction (p< 0.001), and they were significant mediators between living arrangements and life satisfaction (p<0.01). Conclusion: To improve the life satisfaction of nursing home residents, more emphasis should be placed on encouraging residents to seek or maintain a meaningful life and creating a more positive climate of social support.

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“…According to the literature review and theory of "Person-Environment Fit" [15,37], neighborhood environment can affect the QoL of community-dwelling older adults directly. Besides, based on the complex inner relationship of neighborhood environment [36], these variables which have significant direct effects may play different roles in influencing relations.…”

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“…Many researchers use quantitative and qualitative methods to explore the neighborhood environmental factors which have a significant impact on older adults in several aspects like wellbeing, residential satisfaction, and physical activities. The street connectivity and social cohesion [13], security facilities, communal facilities, activities center for aged people, and convenience of shopping and medical service [14] influence capability wellbeing of community-dwelling older adults; outdoor space, care facilities, medical facilities, barrier-free facilities, community services, service accessibility [15], environmental problem [16] influence elderly life satisfaction; and environmental accessibility [17], parks [18], safety, comfort of movement [9], peer support [9,18] and proportion of residents living in extreme poverty [19] are found to affect physical activities of older adults in their daily life heavily. Furthermore, "Person-Environment Fit" (P-E Fit) was proposed by Lawton in the field of gerontology [20,21].…”

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“…Furthermore, "Person-Environment Fit" (P-E Fit) was proposed by Lawton in the field of gerontology [20,21]. "P-E Fit" reveals the less competent individuals, like the elderly, are more likely to be affected by the environment, and it were applied in many recent researches exploring the relation between environment and older adults [15,22,23].…”

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How the Urban Neighborhood Environment Influences the Quality of Life of Chinese Community-Dwelling Older Adults: An Influence Model of “NE-QoL”

Zhang

2019

Sustainability

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Due to functional impairment and low mobility, the sphere of activities of older adults often shrinks and they rely on their living environment more. Especially for urban community-dwelling older adults who are aging in place, the urban neighborhood environment affects their quality of life (QoL) heavily. This study aims to explore how the urban neighborhood environment affects QoL of community-dwelling older adults and develop a mediation model called "Neighborhood Environment-Quality of Life (NE-QoL)" for community-dwelling older adults. The reliability test is applied to test and modify the questionnaire based on cross-sectional data collected from the survey, the multiple regression analysis is used to identify significant influence relations between variables of neighborhood environment and dimensions of the QoL, mediation effects are assumed and tested by the mediation analysis in SPSS, and then the "NE-QoL" is developed to reveal the detailed influence path between the urban neighborhood environment and QoL of community-dwelling older adults. The "NE-QoL" model reveals seven variables of the urban neighborhood environment, which influences the QoL of community-dwelling older adults significantly, and three mediation effects exist in the influence path, making clear the understanding about the relationship between neighborhood environment and the QoL of community-dwelling older adults. It provides valuable retrofit guidelines of the neighborhood environment for improving QoL of community-dwelling older adults.

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Modeling satisfaction amongst the elderly in different Chinese urban neighborhoods

Cited by 35 publications

References 27 publications

Sense of Community Mediating Between Age-Friendly Characteristics and Life Satisfaction of Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Sense of Community Mediating Between Age-Friendly Characteristics and Life Satisfaction of Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Living arrangements and life satisfaction: mediation by social support and meaning in life

How the Urban Neighborhood Environment Influences the Quality of Life of Chinese Community-Dwelling Older Adults: An Influence Model of “NE-QoL”

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