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[The Influence of Subjective Health Status, Post-Traumatic Growth, and Social Support on Successful Aging in
Seung Hee Lee1, Hyung Suk Jang1, Young Hee Yang2
1Graduate School of Nursing, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea.
Purpose:
This study was done to investigate factors influencing successful aging in middle-aged women.
Methods:
A convenience sample of 103 middle-aged women was selected from the community. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive statistics, two-sample t-test, one-way ANOVA, Kruskal Wallis test, Pearson correlations, Spearman correlations and multiple regression analysis with the SPSS/WIN 22.0 program.
Results:
Results of regression analysis showed that significant factors influencing successful aging were post-traumatic growth and social support. This regression model explained 48% of the variance in successful aging.
Conclusion:
Findings show that the concept 'post-traumatic growth' is an important factor influencing successful aging in middle-aged women. In addition, social support from friends/co-workers had greater influence on successful aging than social support from family. Thus, we need to consider the positive impact of post-traumatic growth and increase the chances of social participation in a successful aging program for middle-aged women.
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