TY - JOUR
T1 - Social Support and Daily Life Activity
T2 - Determinants of Aging Well
AU - Kim, Kyoung Tae
AU - Hawkins, Barbara A.
AU - Lee, Yong Ho
AU - Kim, Hyangmi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Despite the importance and prevalence in the use of the term “aging well,” there has been an absence of an empirically valid aging well model for conceptualization and measurement of the phenomenon. The purpose of the study was to conceptualize and test a model for aging well. A sample of 554 non-institutionalized individuals was taken using primary sampling units (PSUs), and a higher-order confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to test a model for aging well. This study confirmed a five-factor structure of aging well, including (a) daily life activity, (b) social resources and supports, (c) mental efficacy, (d) physical health and functional status, and (e) material security. Although all five dimensions strongly contribute to the aging well construct, the statistical results have shown that Social Resources and Support (SRS) and Daily Life Activity are the most important in explaining aging well. Material Security is the weakest latent variable in the model. The study indicates the model for aging well is a single, holistic, and multidimensional framework with a strong theoretical and empirical base.
AB - Despite the importance and prevalence in the use of the term “aging well,” there has been an absence of an empirically valid aging well model for conceptualization and measurement of the phenomenon. The purpose of the study was to conceptualize and test a model for aging well. A sample of 554 non-institutionalized individuals was taken using primary sampling units (PSUs), and a higher-order confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to test a model for aging well. This study confirmed a five-factor structure of aging well, including (a) daily life activity, (b) social resources and supports, (c) mental efficacy, (d) physical health and functional status, and (e) material security. Although all five dimensions strongly contribute to the aging well construct, the statistical results have shown that Social Resources and Support (SRS) and Daily Life Activity are the most important in explaining aging well. Material Security is the weakest latent variable in the model. The study indicates the model for aging well is a single, holistic, and multidimensional framework with a strong theoretical and empirical base.
KW - aging model
KW - aging well
KW - daily life activity
KW - material security
KW - mental efficacy
KW - physical health and functional status, social resources and supports
KW - successful aging
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85137840991&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/01924788.2022.2106013
DO - 10.1080/01924788.2022.2106013
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85137840991
SN - 0192-4788
VL - 47
SP - 171
EP - 194
JO - Activities, Adaptation and Aging
JF - Activities, Adaptation and Aging
IS - 2
ER -