The Interplay Between Quality of Life and Resilience Factors in Later Life: A Network Analysis

Age-related challenges and transitions can have considerable social, psychological, and physical consequences that may lead to significant changes in quality of life (QoL). As such, maintaining high levels of QoL in later life may crucially depend on the ability to demonstrate resilience (i.e., succ...

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Autores principales: Lotte P. Brinkhof, Karoline B. S. Huth, Jaap M. J. Murre, Sanne de Wit, Harm J. Krugers, K. Richard Ridderinkhof
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:8e5f008a1ee144d39ceb457df66cfefd2021-11-15T04:34:55ZThe Interplay Between Quality of Life and Resilience Factors in Later Life: A Network Analysis1664-107810.3389/fpsyg.2021.752564https://doaj.org/article/8e5f008a1ee144d39ceb457df66cfefd2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.752564/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-1078Age-related challenges and transitions can have considerable social, psychological, and physical consequences that may lead to significant changes in quality of life (QoL). As such, maintaining high levels of QoL in later life may crucially depend on the ability to demonstrate resilience (i.e., successful adaptation to late-life challenges). The current study set out to explore the interplay between several resilience factors, and how these contribute to the realization and maintenance of (different facets of) QoL. Based on the previous work, we identified behavioral coping, positive appraisal, self-management ability, and physical activity as key resilience factors. Their interplay with (various facets of) QoL, as measured with the WHOQOL-OLD, was established through network analysis. In a sample of community-dwelling older adults (55+; N=1,392), we found that QoL was most strongly (and directly) related to positive appraisal style and self-management ability. Among those, taking care of multifunctional resources (i.e., yielding various benefits at the same time) seemed to be crucial. It connected directly to “satisfaction with past, present, and future activities,” a key facet of QoL with strong interconnections to other QoL facets. Our analysis also identified resilience factor(s) with the potential to promote QoL when targeted by training, intervention, or other experimental manipulation. The appropriate set of resilience factors to manipulate may depend on the goal and/or facet of QoL that one aims to improve.Lotte P. BrinkhofLotte P. BrinkhofLotte P. BrinkhofKaroline B. S. HuthKaroline B. S. HuthKaroline B. S. HuthJaap M. J. MurreJaap M. J. MurreJaap M. J. MurreSanne de WitSanne de WitSanne de WitHarm J. KrugersHarm J. KrugersHarm J. KrugersK. Richard RidderinkhofK. Richard RidderinkhofK. Richard RidderinkhofFrontiers Media S.A.articlequality of liferesilienceolder adultsnetwork analysisself-management abilitycopingPsychologyBF1-990ENFrontiers in Psychology, Vol 12 (2021)
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topic quality of life
resilience
older adults
network analysis
self-management ability
coping
Psychology
BF1-990
spellingShingle quality of life
resilience
older adults
network analysis
self-management ability
coping
Psychology
BF1-990
Lotte P. Brinkhof
Lotte P. Brinkhof
Lotte P. Brinkhof
Karoline B. S. Huth
Karoline B. S. Huth
Karoline B. S. Huth
Jaap M. J. Murre
Jaap M. J. Murre
Jaap M. J. Murre
Sanne de Wit
Sanne de Wit
Sanne de Wit
Harm J. Krugers
Harm J. Krugers
Harm J. Krugers
K. Richard Ridderinkhof
K. Richard Ridderinkhof
K. Richard Ridderinkhof
The Interplay Between Quality of Life and Resilience Factors in Later Life: A Network Analysis
description Age-related challenges and transitions can have considerable social, psychological, and physical consequences that may lead to significant changes in quality of life (QoL). As such, maintaining high levels of QoL in later life may crucially depend on the ability to demonstrate resilience (i.e., successful adaptation to late-life challenges). The current study set out to explore the interplay between several resilience factors, and how these contribute to the realization and maintenance of (different facets of) QoL. Based on the previous work, we identified behavioral coping, positive appraisal, self-management ability, and physical activity as key resilience factors. Their interplay with (various facets of) QoL, as measured with the WHOQOL-OLD, was established through network analysis. In a sample of community-dwelling older adults (55+; N=1,392), we found that QoL was most strongly (and directly) related to positive appraisal style and self-management ability. Among those, taking care of multifunctional resources (i.e., yielding various benefits at the same time) seemed to be crucial. It connected directly to “satisfaction with past, present, and future activities,” a key facet of QoL with strong interconnections to other QoL facets. Our analysis also identified resilience factor(s) with the potential to promote QoL when targeted by training, intervention, or other experimental manipulation. The appropriate set of resilience factors to manipulate may depend on the goal and/or facet of QoL that one aims to improve.
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author Lotte P. Brinkhof
Lotte P. Brinkhof
Lotte P. Brinkhof
Karoline B. S. Huth
Karoline B. S. Huth
Karoline B. S. Huth
Jaap M. J. Murre
Jaap M. J. Murre
Jaap M. J. Murre
Sanne de Wit
Sanne de Wit
Sanne de Wit
Harm J. Krugers
Harm J. Krugers
Harm J. Krugers
K. Richard Ridderinkhof
K. Richard Ridderinkhof
K. Richard Ridderinkhof
author_facet Lotte P. Brinkhof
Lotte P. Brinkhof
Lotte P. Brinkhof
Karoline B. S. Huth
Karoline B. S. Huth
Karoline B. S. Huth
Jaap M. J. Murre
Jaap M. J. Murre
Jaap M. J. Murre
Sanne de Wit
Sanne de Wit
Sanne de Wit
Harm J. Krugers
Harm J. Krugers
Harm J. Krugers
K. Richard Ridderinkhof
K. Richard Ridderinkhof
K. Richard Ridderinkhof
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title The Interplay Between Quality of Life and Resilience Factors in Later Life: A Network Analysis
title_short The Interplay Between Quality of Life and Resilience Factors in Later Life: A Network Analysis
title_full The Interplay Between Quality of Life and Resilience Factors in Later Life: A Network Analysis
title_fullStr The Interplay Between Quality of Life and Resilience Factors in Later Life: A Network Analysis
title_full_unstemmed The Interplay Between Quality of Life and Resilience Factors in Later Life: A Network Analysis
title_sort interplay between quality of life and resilience factors in later life: a network analysis
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/8e5f008a1ee144d39ceb457df66cfefd
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