Wisdom at the End of Life: An Analysis of Mediating and Moderating Relations Between Wisdom and Subjective Well-Being.
| Autor: | Ardelt, Monika, Edwards, Carladenise A. |
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TERMINAL care & psychology
AGING CHI-squared test COMPARATIVE studies STATISTICAL correlation GOODNESS-of-fit tests HOSPICE care LIFE NURSING home residents PATH analysis (Statistics) RESEARCH funding SCALE analysis (Psychology) SOCIOECONOMIC factors WELL-being INDEPENDENT living CROSS-sectional method DATA analysis software DESCRIPTIVE statistics |
| Zdroj: | Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences & Social Sciences; May2016, Vol. 71 Issue 3, p502-513, 12p |
| Abstrakt: | Objectives: Several studies have shown that wisdom, measured as an integration of cognitive, reflective, and compassionate dimensions, is positively related to subjective well-being in old age. This study investigated whether wisdom might be particularly beneficial for people at the end of life, when extrinsic means to increase well-being largely disappear, and whether the association between wisdom and well-being is mediated by mastery and purpose in life. Methods: Samples of 156 older community residents (M = 71 years) and 41 older hospice patients and nursing home residents (M = 77 years) were analyzed, using a moderated and mediated path model. Results: (a) Wisdom was positively related to subjective well-being in the later years, even after controlling for physical health, socioeconomic status, financial situation, social involvement, age, gender, race, and marital status. (b) The association between wisdom and well-being was significantly stronger in the nursing home and hospice sample than the community sample. (c) The relation between wisdom and well-being was partially mediated by purpose in life, both directly and via a sense of mastery. Conclusion: Aging well at the end of life might depend to a larger extent on psychosocial growth across the life course than on present circumstances. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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