Passion types and life satisfaction among older adult Moroccans: Reliability of scores and mediation by resilience

Abstract

We aimed to examine the factor structure of passion, resilience, and life satisfaction scales, as well as the mediating role of resilience in the relationship between different types of passion and life satisfaction among older Moroccan distance runners To assess reliability, a sample of 354 older adults (female =56.20 %; mean age = 64.33 years, SD = 12.02 years) participated in the study For the resilience validation study, our sample consisted of 283 older adults (female = 61.13 %; mean age = 62.48 years, SD = 14.31 years) They completed the adapted Passion Scale, Brief Resilience Scale, and Satisfaction with Life Scale. The results of exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses indicated acceptable reliability scores for the Passion Scale, Brief Resilience Scale, and Satisfaction with Life Scale. The path analysis results showed that resilience played a mediating role between harmonious passion and life satisfaction, which strengthened the relationship These findings emphasise the importance of passion, resilience, and life satisfaction in promoting the health and well-being of elderly runners and can serve as a valuable resource for health support interventions.