Underlying mechanism in association of loneliness and psychological well-being among the elderly
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Underlying mechanism in association of loneliness and psychological well-being among the elderly
Abstract
The growing elderly population worldwide, including in India, bring multiple challenges to regulate, maintain and flourish the well-being of this population. This is further aligned with UN’s Sustainable Development Goal (No-3) emphasize on “Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all, at all ages”. To investigate the underlying mechanism in the relationship between loneliness and psychological well-being among elderly population. The sample population was elderly with age 65 and above. The sample of 62 number of elder population (28 Males and 34 Females) with mean age, 72.22+3.05 was drawn through purposive sampling technique. Correlational Research Design was employed to achieve the objective. Obtained data was analyzed under mediation analysis using Jasp (Version 19). Result highlighted social support as a significant that fully mediate the relationship between Loneliness and psychological well-being. Social support contributes to enhanced psychological well-being and protect from deleterious effect of loneliness especially among the elderly. The study suggests that positive constructs such as social support can be utilized to mitigate the adverse effect of loneliness on psychological well-being in elderly population.
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