ArticleAging clinical and experimental research2021
Do opposite ends of same factors underlie life satisfaction vs. depressive symptoms among older people?
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- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Association Between Physical Capability, Social Support, Loneliness, Depression, Anxiety, and Life Satisfaction in Older Adults.The Gerontologist · 2024Pooled it
- Depressive symptoms in people with late effects of polio and the association with sociodemographic and disability-related factors.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Smart device ownership and depressive symptoms among older adults: evidence from China.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Digital and offline social participation configurations and depressive symptoms and life satisfaction among older adults in China.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Cohort Differences in Depressive Symptoms and Life Satisfaction in 75- and 80-Year-Olds: A Comparison of Two Cohorts 28 Years Apart.Journal of aging and health · 2024Article
- Relationships among mental health, social capital and life satisfaction in rural senior older adults: a structural equation model.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough depressive symptoms are more common among older than younger age groups, life satisfaction tends to remain stable over the life course, possibly because the underlying factors or processes differ.
aimTo study whether the factors that increase the likelihood of high life satisfaction also decrease the likelihood of depressive symptoms among older people.
methodsThe data were a population-based probability sample drawn from community-dwelling people aged 75, 80, and 85 years (n = 1021). Participants' life satisfaction was measured with the Satisfaction with Life Scale and depressive symptoms with the Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). Physical performance, perceived financial situation, executive functions, loneliness, self-acceptance, and having interests in one's life were studied as explanatory variables. The data were analyzed using cross-sectional bivariate linear modeling.
resultsBetter physical performance, not perceiving loneliness, having special interests in one's life, and higher self-acceptance were associated with higher life satisfaction and fewer depressive symptoms. Better financial situation was related only to life satisfaction. Executive functions were not associated with either of the outcomes. DISCUSSION: The opposite ends of the same factors underlie positive and negative dimensions of mental well-being.
conclusionFurther studies are warranted to better understand how people maintain life satisfaction with aging when many resources may diminish and depressive symptoms become more prevalent.
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