Coping and Life Satisfaction in Colombian Older Adults
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Instruments
2.3. Procedure
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA)
3.2. Structural Model: Coping and Subjective Wellbeing
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Coping Strategies | Life Satisfaction |
---|---|
Problem-solving coping | 0.281 ** |
Negative auto-focused | −0.116 * |
Positive re-evaluation | 0.222 ** |
Overt emotional expression | −0.092 |
Avoidance | 0.034 |
Seeking social support | 0.013 |
Religious coping | −0.005 |
Model | χ2 | gl | Δχ2 | Δgl | CFI | RMSEA | RMSEA IC 90% |
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CSQ Model 1 | 2297.71 * | 770 | 1476 ** | 0.67 | 0.06 | 0.06–0.07 | |
CSQ Model 2 | 820.86 ** | 551 | 219 | 0.92 | 0.03 | 0.03–0.037 |
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Reyes, M.-F.; Satorres, E.; Delhom, I.; Bueno-Pacheco, A.; Meléndez, J.C. Coping and Life Satisfaction in Colombian Older Adults. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 10584. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010584
Reyes M-F, Satorres E, Delhom I, Bueno-Pacheco A, Meléndez JC. Coping and Life Satisfaction in Colombian Older Adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(20):10584. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010584
Chicago/Turabian StyleReyes, Maria-Fernanda, Encarnación Satorres, Iraida Delhom, Alexandra Bueno-Pacheco, and Juan C. Meléndez. 2021. "Coping and Life Satisfaction in Colombian Older Adults" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 20: 10584. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010584