Abstract
ObjectivesThis study aims to offer a wider view on the role of coping strategies on elderly’s well-being by means of literature-based competitive structural equation models (SEMs).Methods857 older adults were surveyed. Measures included Ryff’s scales of Psychological Well-being and the Coping Strategies Questionnaire. Competitive SEMs were tested.ResultsIn the retained model, the religious coping dimension was removed, and the remaining dimensions were defined by problem- and emotion-focused coping, which explained both psychological and subjective well-being factors (χ2(46) = 165.910, p < 0.001; CFI = 0.906; GFI = 0.957; RMSEA = 0.058 [0.048,0.067]).DiscussionResults pointed to the relevance of coping strategies for achieving adequate well-being, with emotion-focused coping strategies being the ones with negative and highest predictive power over the two dimensions of well-being. Interventions aiming at improving old people’s well-being should, put their focus on decreasing the use of emotion-coping strategies.
Highlights
Well-being may be defined as ‘the striving for perfection that represents the realization of one’s true potential’ (Ryff, 1989, p. 100)
Two factors of coping strategies were proposed, based on the distinction between emotion- and problem-focused coping strategies defined by citeBR20
Problem- and emotion-focused coping were maintained, but problem-solving coping and avoidance coping were explained by both factors of coping strategies, which accounted for a general factor of well-being
Summary
Well-being may be defined as ‘the striving for perfection that represents the realization of one’s true potential’ (Ryff, 1989, p. 100). Ryan and Deci (2001) distinguished between two perspectives from which well-being can be understood: hedonic and eudaimonic. The former states that well-being consists of pleasure attainment and pain avoidance, and could be equated to happiness (Bradburn, 1969). The latter focuses on selfrealization and meaning and conceptualizes well-being as the degree of functioning a person is capable of achieving (Ryff, 1989; Ryan and Deci, 2001; Waterman et al, 2010). Psychological well-being, in turn, is best when referring to self-fulfillment and personal functioning
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