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Coping and Life Satisfaction in Colombian Older Adults
Background. Effective coping strategies facilitate older adults’ optimal adaptation and contribute to their well-being. Problem-focused strategies are associated with active styles and enhance well-being. This study analyzes the role of coping strategies in Colombian older adults’ subjective well-be...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8536184/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34682330 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010584 |
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author | Reyes, Maria-Fernanda Satorres, Encarnación Delhom, Iraida Bueno-Pacheco, Alexandra Meléndez, Juan C. |
author_facet | Reyes, Maria-Fernanda Satorres, Encarnación Delhom, Iraida Bueno-Pacheco, Alexandra Meléndez, Juan C. |
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description | Background. Effective coping strategies facilitate older adults’ optimal adaptation and contribute to their well-being. Problem-focused strategies are associated with active styles and enhance well-being. This study analyzes the role of coping strategies in Colombian older adults’ subjective well-being (SWB) using structural equation modelling. Additionally, Confirmatory Factor Analyses of the Life Satisfaction Scale and Coping Strategies Questionnaires are performed. Method. A cross-sectional study is conducted with 455 Colombian older adults, ranging from 65 to 92 years old. Results. The results show that problem-focused coping has a positive effect on SWB, whereas emotion-focused coping has a negative effect on SWB. Conclusions. This article highlights the relationship between effective coping and life satisfaction by showing that problem-focused coping strategies are adaptative and enhance well-being during aging. |
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spelling | pubmed-85361842021-10-23 Coping and Life Satisfaction in Colombian Older Adults Reyes, Maria-Fernanda Satorres, Encarnación Delhom, Iraida Bueno-Pacheco, Alexandra Meléndez, Juan C. Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background. Effective coping strategies facilitate older adults’ optimal adaptation and contribute to their well-being. Problem-focused strategies are associated with active styles and enhance well-being. This study analyzes the role of coping strategies in Colombian older adults’ subjective well-being (SWB) using structural equation modelling. Additionally, Confirmatory Factor Analyses of the Life Satisfaction Scale and Coping Strategies Questionnaires are performed. Method. A cross-sectional study is conducted with 455 Colombian older adults, ranging from 65 to 92 years old. Results. The results show that problem-focused coping has a positive effect on SWB, whereas emotion-focused coping has a negative effect on SWB. Conclusions. This article highlights the relationship between effective coping and life satisfaction by showing that problem-focused coping strategies are adaptative and enhance well-being during aging. MDPI 2021-10-09 /pmc/articles/PMC8536184/ /pubmed/34682330 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010584 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Reyes, Maria-Fernanda Satorres, Encarnación Delhom, Iraida Bueno-Pacheco, Alexandra Meléndez, Juan C. Coping and Life Satisfaction in Colombian Older Adults |
title | Coping and Life Satisfaction in Colombian Older Adults |
title_full | Coping and Life Satisfaction in Colombian Older Adults |
title_fullStr | Coping and Life Satisfaction in Colombian Older Adults |
title_full_unstemmed | Coping and Life Satisfaction in Colombian Older Adults |
title_short | Coping and Life Satisfaction in Colombian Older Adults |
title_sort | coping and life satisfaction in colombian older adults |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8536184/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34682330 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010584 |
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