TY - JOUR
T1 - Correlates of Life Satisfaction Among Middle-Aged and Older Black Adults
AU - Gamaldo, Alyssa A.
AU - Sardina, Angie L.
AU - Tan, Shyuan Ching
AU - Ross, Lesley A.
AU - Gerlin, Lauren A.
AU - Knox, Terrance B.
AU - Prawl, Dominique
AU - Argueta Portillo, Katherine S.
AU - Andel, Ross
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, W. Montague Cobb-NMA Health Institute.
PY - 2021/10
Y1 - 2021/10
N2 - Background: This study examines satisfaction across life domains (condition of the home, city of residence, daily life/leisure, family life, current financial situation, total household income, health, and life as a whole) among Black adults. The study also explores the association between satisfaction in each life domain and sociodemographic, personality, and mental/physical health measures. Methods: A community-dwelling sample of Black adults (n = 93, age range = 55–80) residing in the Tampa, FL area, completed a life satisfaction scale and measures of sociodemographic factors, personality, and mental/physical health between October 2014 and June 2016. Results: Better life satisfaction was observed in the oldest-old (80+) compared with the middle-aged (55–64; p <.05). Less education, less financial strain, lower depressive symptoms, and better self-rated physical health were associated with higher satisfaction although the pattern of results varied by domain. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that the evaluation of life satisfaction domains may be a useful approach for identifying specific individual needs, which may inform age-friendly community initiatives.
AB - Background: This study examines satisfaction across life domains (condition of the home, city of residence, daily life/leisure, family life, current financial situation, total household income, health, and life as a whole) among Black adults. The study also explores the association between satisfaction in each life domain and sociodemographic, personality, and mental/physical health measures. Methods: A community-dwelling sample of Black adults (n = 93, age range = 55–80) residing in the Tampa, FL area, completed a life satisfaction scale and measures of sociodemographic factors, personality, and mental/physical health between October 2014 and June 2016. Results: Better life satisfaction was observed in the oldest-old (80+) compared with the middle-aged (55–64; p <.05). Less education, less financial strain, lower depressive symptoms, and better self-rated physical health were associated with higher satisfaction although the pattern of results varied by domain. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that the evaluation of life satisfaction domains may be a useful approach for identifying specific individual needs, which may inform age-friendly community initiatives.
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U2 - 10.1007/s40615-020-00884-7
DO - 10.1007/s40615-020-00884-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 33025418
AN - SCOPUS:85092138893
SN - 2197-3792
VL - 8
SP - 1249
EP - 1259
JO - Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
JF - Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
IS - 5
ER -
