ReviewFrontiers in psychology2022
Global research trends in the subjective well-being of older adults from 2002 to 2021: A bibliometric analysis.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- The evolution of research on depression during COVID-19: A visual analysis using Co-Occurrence and VOSviewer.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- Active aging profiles mediate the effect of social support on subjective well-being among community-dwelling older adults: a latent profile mediation analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Relationship between subjective well-being and cognitive performance in older adults.Dementia & neuropsychologia · 2026Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Subjective Well-Being and Quality of Life: A Comprehensive Bibliometric and Thematic Analysis.Health care analysis : HCA : journal of health philosophy and policy · 2025Article
- Psychological capital and subjective well-being: a multi-mediator analysis among rural older adults.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- The association between physical exercise and the subjective well-being of older adults-the mediating role of three-dimensional capital.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- The relationship between spousal empowerment, quality of life, and subjective wellbeing among disabled elderly.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Development of the dementia attitude scale focusing on well-being.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Genetic predisposition to subjective well-being, depression, and suicide in relation to COVID-19 susceptibility and severity.Journal of affective disorders · 2023Article
- Research trends in the mental health and multimorbidity of older people from 2002 to 2022: A bibliometric analysisFrontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Personality traits, role ambiguity, and relational competence as predictors for teacher subjective wellbeing.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Purpose: This study aimed to explore current developments and trends in the field of subjective well-being (SWB) of older adults at a macro level and identify research hotspots. Methods: We included reviews and articles on the SWB of older adults in the Web of Science Core Collection published from 2002 to 2021. We used CiteSpace to draw a knowledge map of the authors, institutions, countries, references, and keywords for visual analysis and used Microsoft Excel tables to count basic information details. Results: A total of 354 papers were included, and the number of papers published over the past two decades showed a pattern of growth. The core force of publications was primarily attributed to studies conducted in Europe, North America, Asia, and Oceania, which have relatively major issues of aging and good economic strength. However, links between states, institutions, and authors were relatively weak. Cluster analysis showed that the research field could be divided into eight topics: the application of social psychology in the study of the SWB of older adults, aging in older adults, health condition of older adults, achieving successful aging, interventions for SWB, age differences in SWB research, an economic perspective of SWB research and social support for older adults. Current research frontiers are socioeconomic status, community, intervention, participation, adjustment, validation, and personality. Conclusion: The results of the present study provided a comprehensive picture in the research field of SWB of older adults. It showed that the mechanism, especially the bidirectional effect, between the SWB of older adults and its influencing factors is still worthy of further exploration. More research on evidence-based and intervention strategies should be conducted in the future.
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