Relationship between social support and subjective well-being in older people: systematic review
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https://doi.org/10.5020/18061230.2017.6472Keywords:
Aged, Social Support, Quality of Life.Abstract
Objective: To investigate the scientific evidence on the association between social support and subjective well-being in older people. Methods: Systematic literature review of articles published in the last ten years available in the database of the Capes Journals Portal. The descriptors used were: social support AND well being OR life satisfaction OR positive affect OR negative affect. The study included full articles published in English, Portuguese and Spanish aimed at assessing the prediction of social support in subjective well-being. Results: Initial selection resulted in 311 articles. After analysis and application of inclusion and exclusion criteria, ten articles remained; all the articles were in English. All the selected studies found associations between social support and subjective well-being. In summary, four types of impacts were observed: (a) direct and positive; (b) direct and negative; (c) direct and mediator; and (d) indirect and mediated. Conclusion: The results of this review pointed out that the relationship between social support and subjective well-being is generally positive. Therefore, the articles showed that the support improves older people’s well-being, leading them to rate their lives more positively and to experience more pleasant affects and less unpleasant affects.Downloads
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