TY - JOUR
T1 - A model of aging perception in Iranian elders with effects of hope, life satisfaction, and socioeconomic status
T2 - a path analysis
AU - Yaghoobzadeh, Ameneh
AU - Gorgulu, Ozkan
AU - Yee, Bit-Lian
AU - Wibisono, Ahmad Hasyim
AU - Sharif, Saeed Pahlevan
AU - Nia, Hamid Sharif
AU - Allen, Kelly A.
PY - 2018/11
Y1 - 2018/11
N2 - BACKGROUND: Aging perception plays a central role in the experience of healthy aging by older people. Research identified that factors such as hope, life satisfaction, and socioeconomic status influence the perception of aging in older populations. OBJECTIVE: This study sought to test a hypothetical model to quantitatively evaluate the relationship between hope, life satisfaction, and socioeconomic status with aging perception. DESIGN: A cross-sectional design was used with 504 older aged participants who live in Qazvin, Iran. Data were collected using the Barker’s Aging Perception Questionnaire, Life Satisfaction Index-Z, and Herth Hope Index. RESULTS: The results of path analysis showed that hope was the most important factor affecting aging perception. Results drawn from correlation analysis indicated that there was a positive significant correlation (r = .383, p < .001) between hope and aging perception. Further analysis found that hope had the strongest impact on aging perception compared with the other variables analyzed (e.g., life satisfaction and socioeconomic status). CONCLUSIONS: A model of aging perception in Iranian elders is presented. The findings suggested that hope had a significant and positive impact on aging perception. Implications for clinical practice and research are discussed.
AB - BACKGROUND: Aging perception plays a central role in the experience of healthy aging by older people. Research identified that factors such as hope, life satisfaction, and socioeconomic status influence the perception of aging in older populations. OBJECTIVE: This study sought to test a hypothetical model to quantitatively evaluate the relationship between hope, life satisfaction, and socioeconomic status with aging perception. DESIGN: A cross-sectional design was used with 504 older aged participants who live in Qazvin, Iran. Data were collected using the Barker’s Aging Perception Questionnaire, Life Satisfaction Index-Z, and Herth Hope Index. RESULTS: The results of path analysis showed that hope was the most important factor affecting aging perception. Results drawn from correlation analysis indicated that there was a positive significant correlation (r = .383, p < .001) between hope and aging perception. Further analysis found that hope had the strongest impact on aging perception compared with the other variables analyzed (e.g., life satisfaction and socioeconomic status). CONCLUSIONS: A model of aging perception in Iranian elders is presented. The findings suggested that hope had a significant and positive impact on aging perception. Implications for clinical practice and research are discussed.
KW - Aging perception
KW - Elder
KW - Hope
KW - Life satisfaction
KW - Path analysis
KW - Socioeconomic status
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85055638311&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1078390317753676
DO - 10.1177/1078390317753676
M3 - Article
C2 - 29357723
AN - SCOPUS:85055638311
SN - 1078-3903
VL - 24
SP - 522
EP - 530
JO - Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association
JF - Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association
IS - 6
ER -
