RT Article
T1 An Impact of Perceived Social Support on Old Age Well-Being Mediated by Spirituality, Self-esteem and Ego Integrity
JF Journal of religion and health
VO 59
IS 6
SP 2715
OP 2732
A1 Ilyas, Zahida
A1 Hussain, Safdar
A1 Shahed, Sarah
LA English
PB Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
YR 2020
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1740218957
AB Good in physical health is a positive outcome in later life associated with well-being. The purpose of this study was to address the factors involved in friends, family and someone’s special support that affect physical well-being and psychological well-being, mediated by the spirituality, self-esteem and ego integrity among older adults. Respondents (410) were selected through questionnaire sampling technique from the age of 61 years and above from the four different divisions of Punjab province of Pakistan. It revealed that the hypotheses family support and someone’s special support have a positive impact on spirituality, while friends support has a negative impact on spirituality. Spirituality has a slightly positive impact on self-esteem and ego integrity. Self-esteem and ego integrity have a positive influence on physical and physiological well-being, whereas ego integrity has a negative effect and physical well-being. Health and psychological well-being are closely related to each other, which can be distinguished by life satisfaction, happiness and sadness feelings, the meaning of life and sense of purpose. For the enhancement of social support mechanisms, social workers should consider community setting of older people in the Pakistani context.
K1 Life Satisfaction
K1 Older Adults
K1 Physical Health
K1 Self-esteem
K1 Well-being
DO 10.1007/s10943-019-00969-6