Ageing Perception and Social Relationships Moderate the Associations Between Health Stressors and Life Satisfaction in the Very Old: Evidence from the ELSA Study

Babatola Dominic Olawa; Abigail Olubola Taiwo; Lizette Nolte

doi:10.1080/01634372.2024.2435916

Ageing Perception and Social Relationships Moderate the Associations Between Health Stressors and Life Satisfaction in the Very Old: Evidence from the ELSA Study

Babatola Dominic Olawa, Abigail Olubola Taiwo, Lizette Nolte

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This study investigated whether social relationships and aging perceptions moderate the roles of health stressors on life satisfaction among very old adults (80+ years, N = 4,220) in the English Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSA). Data were analyzed in R Lavaan using structural equation modeling with latent interactions. Positive ageing perception and the quality of social relationships with children and relatives attenuated the influence of mobility limitations on life satisfaction. Only social relationships moderated pain’s influence on life satisfaction. Interventions to increase subjective well-being in advanced old age can target positive views of aging and the quality of social relationships.

Original language	English
Article number	2435916
Pages (from-to)	1-23
Number of pages	23
Journal	Journal of Gerontological Social Work
Early online date	1 Dec 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2024.2435916
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 1 Dec 2024

Keywords

Ageing perception
Mobility limitations
Pain
Life satisfaction
Social Relationships
mobility limitations
life satisfaction
social relationships

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Ageing Perception and Social Relationships Moderate the Associations Between Health Stressors and Life Satisfaction in the Very Old: Evidence from the ELSA Study

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