Being Social May Be Purposeful in Older Adulthood: A Measurement Burst Design

被引：32

作者：

Pfund, Gabrielle N. ^{[1
,5
]}

Hofer, Matthias ^{[4
]}

Allemand, Mathias ^{[2
,3
,4
]}

Hill, Patrick L. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Washington Univ St Louis, Dept Psychol & Brain Sci, St. Louis, MO USA

[2] Univ Zurich, Dept Commun & Media Res, Zurich, Switzerland

[3] Univ Zurich, Dept Psychol, Zurich, Switzerland

[4] Univ Zurich, Univ Res Prior Program Dynam Hlth Aging Res, Zurich, Switzerland

[5] Washington Univ St Louis, Dept Psychol & Brain Sci, St Louis, MO 63130 USA

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY | 2022年 / 30卷 / 07期

基金：

瑞士国家科学基金会;

关键词：

Sense of purpose; measurement burst design; older adulthood; social interactions; successful aging; REDUCED RISK; LIFE; MORTALITY; DISEASE; EVENTS; HEALTH;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jagp.2021.11.009

中图分类号：

R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;

摘要：

Objective: Sense of purpose predicts a wide array of positive health, cognitive, and well-being outcomes during older adulthood. However, work is limited regarding how social relations correspond to purposefulness in daily life. The current study explored daily social interactions as a route to daily purposeful-ness in older adults, using a measurement burst design. Methods: Older adults completed surveys for three 5-day bursts each spread 6 months apart (Mage = 70.75, SD = 7.23; N = 104). Results: Multilevel models demonstrated that on days when individuals reported more positive social interactions, they reported feeling more purposeful (est. = 0.39, 95% CI [0.28, 0.51]) when accounting for health, employment, and relationship status. Employment status moderated this association, as daily social interactions were more strongly associated with daily purpose for unemployed/retired individuals (est. =-0.23, 95% CI [-0.38,-0.08]). Conclusion: Positive social interactions thus may help older adults maintain purposefulness, particularly after retirement.

引用

页码：777 / 786

页数：10

共 44 条

[31]

Pfund GN., 2018, The International Forum for Logotherapy, V41, P27

[32]

Pinquart M., 2002, AGEING INT, V27, P90, DOI [DOI 10.1007/S12126-002-1004-2, 10.1007/s12126-002-1004-2]

[33]

Raats M. M., 1991, Food Quality and Preference, V3, P89, DOI 10.1016/0950-3293(91)90028-D

[34] What Does "Successful Aging" Mean to you? - Systematic Review and Cross-Cultural Comparison of Lay Perspectives of Older Adults in 13 Countries, 2010-2020 [J].