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Social support and psychological well-being in younger and older adults: The mediating effects of basic psychological need satisfaction
This study examined the associations between social support from different relationship types (i.e., spouses, children, friends, and parents) and psychological well-being (i.e., happiness and depressive symptoms), and the mediating effects of basic psychological need satisfaction (i.e., autonomy, co...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9733472/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36507030 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1051968 |
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description | This study examined the associations between social support from different relationship types (i.e., spouses, children, friends, and parents) and psychological well-being (i.e., happiness and depressive symptoms), and the mediating effects of basic psychological need satisfaction (i.e., autonomy, competence, and relatedness) in these associations. A dataset on social support, satisfaction of basic psychological needs, and psychological well-being was collected from 823 South Korean adults (the mean of age = 48.83; 50.40% male). Results showed that social support from spouses and friends had the most robust associations with happiness and depressive symptoms. In addition, the satisfaction of needs for autonomy and relatedness mediated the associations between social support from spouses and friends, and happiness and depressive symptoms. However, these associations differed by age groups. Although social support satisfied basic psychological needs better for younger adults than for older adults, the satisfaction of needs for autonomy and relatedness was critical in order to support well-being for both groups. |
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spelling | pubmed-97334722022-12-10 Social support and psychological well-being in younger and older adults: The mediating effects of basic psychological need satisfaction Shin, Huiyoung Park, Chaerim Front Psychol Psychology This study examined the associations between social support from different relationship types (i.e., spouses, children, friends, and parents) and psychological well-being (i.e., happiness and depressive symptoms), and the mediating effects of basic psychological need satisfaction (i.e., autonomy, competence, and relatedness) in these associations. A dataset on social support, satisfaction of basic psychological needs, and psychological well-being was collected from 823 South Korean adults (the mean of age = 48.83; 50.40% male). Results showed that social support from spouses and friends had the most robust associations with happiness and depressive symptoms. In addition, the satisfaction of needs for autonomy and relatedness mediated the associations between social support from spouses and friends, and happiness and depressive symptoms. However, these associations differed by age groups. Although social support satisfied basic psychological needs better for younger adults than for older adults, the satisfaction of needs for autonomy and relatedness was critical in order to support well-being for both groups. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-25 /pmc/articles/PMC9733472/ /pubmed/36507030 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1051968 Text en Copyright © 2022 Shin and Park. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Psychology Shin, Huiyoung Park, Chaerim Social support and psychological well-being in younger and older adults: The mediating effects of basic psychological need satisfaction |
title | Social support and psychological well-being in younger and older adults: The mediating effects of basic psychological need satisfaction |
title_full | Social support and psychological well-being in younger and older adults: The mediating effects of basic psychological need satisfaction |
title_fullStr | Social support and psychological well-being in younger and older adults: The mediating effects of basic psychological need satisfaction |
title_full_unstemmed | Social support and psychological well-being in younger and older adults: The mediating effects of basic psychological need satisfaction |
title_short | Social support and psychological well-being in younger and older adults: The mediating effects of basic psychological need satisfaction |
title_sort | social support and psychological well-being in younger and older adults: the mediating effects of basic psychological need satisfaction |
topic | Psychology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9733472/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36507030 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1051968 |
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