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ArticleResearch on aging

Adults Aged 75+ Happy in Conventional Dwelling or Independent Living Facility but Associated With Thriving and Ageism.

Mélanie Levasseur, Daniel Naud, Martine Lagacé, Émilie Raymond, Mélissa Généreux, Sébastien Lord, Marie-Ève Bédard

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Mélanie LevasseurFaculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-5914-0708
Daniel NaudFaculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0876-3243
Martine LagacéFaculté des arts, Université d'Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Émilie RaymondFaculté des sciences sociales, Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-2181-2406
Mélissa GénéreuxFaculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.
Sébastien LordFaculté de l'aménagement, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Marie-Ève BédardCentre collégial d'expertise en gérontologie, Cégep de Drummondville, Drummondville, QC, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to compare levels of happiness of older women and men living in conventional dwellings (CD) and independent living facilities (ILF), and examine happiness' associations with thriving, social participation, community integration and ageism (self-directed and discrimination). A cross-sectional survey was conducted with a random sample of 509 older adults in CD and 470 in ILF in Quebec, Canada. Participants' mean age was 82.22 ± 5.35, and two-thirds were women. Levels of happiness were similar in both sexes and settings. Greater happiness was associated with greater thriving for all (β = 0.28-1.48), social participation for women in CD (β = 0.67), community integration in CD (β = 0.42 for women and 1.18 for men), and reduced ageism, i.e., discrimination for women in CD (β = -1.02) and men in ILF (β = -0.28), and self-directed for men in CD (β = -0.21). The findings demonstrate that happiness was associated with factors related to the living environment and could be enhanced through targeted interventions.

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AgeismHappinessIndependent LivingAgedAged, 80 and overCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleQuebecSocial Participationaging in placefulfillmentquality of liferetirement homessheltered housingwell-being

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PMID40129120
PMCPMC12102521

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