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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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Autores principales: Reyes, Maria-Fernanda, Satorres, Encarnación, Delhom, Iraida, Bueno-Pacheco, Alexandra, Meléndez, Juan C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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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.
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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/).
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34682330
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010584
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