Abstract:
Objectives: Health refers to the condition of perfect physical, mental and social well-being.
The appropriate social well-being is the opposite of loneliness and depression. Social wellbeing
is a psychosocial concept that is affected by many factors. This study determined the
relationship between social function and social well-being in older adults.
Methods: This was a descriptive-analytical study that was conducted on 550 older adults in
Tehran. The participants were selected by multistage cluster sampling. Data was collected
using Social Well-being Scale and Social Adaptation Self-evaluation Scale. Data were
analyzed using Pearson coefficient and linear regression analysis in SPSS v. 22.
Results: The mean age of participants was 66.10±6.68 years. The female participants
accounted for 41.1% of subjects. There were significant correlations between all aspects of
social function (quality of activities and the quality of relationships) and social well-being
dimensions (P<0.01). The quality of activities had significant positive effects on all aspects
of social well-being (P<0.01), and the quality of relationships also had significant effects on
different aspects of social well-being, except on social coherence (P=n.s).
Discussion: The findings showed that the social function affects social well-being. So
individuals with higher social functioning also have higher social well-being and mental health.
Machine summary:
Research Paper: Relationship Between Social Function and Social Well-Being in Older Adults Pouya Farokhnezhad Afshar1, Mahshid Foroughan1*, Abou Ali Vedadhir2, Mahmoud Ghazi Tabatabaei2 1.
Iranian Research Center on Aging, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
This study determined the relationship between social function and social well-being in older adults.
Ac- cording to the World Health Organization (1948), health is a "state of complete physical, mental and social well- * Corresponding Author: Mahshid Foroughan, MD Address: Iranian Research Center on Aging, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
The activities of older adults have been studied in many ways, including activities of daily living and social functioning [12].
, showed that prefrontal cortex activity in older adults is associated with their social function, and frontal lobe deficits can lead to functional changes such as apathy, changes in interpersonal relationships, and irritability [17].
Regarding the relationship between social function with life satisfac- tion and active aging, this study determined the rela- tionship between different aspects of social function and social well-being in older adults in Tehran.
Social function can be of effective factors in social well-being and positive mental health of older adults [34].
The results of this study showed that the older adults’ quality of activities has a positive effect on social well-being.
Generally, it can be said that the older adults who have a high social function also have higher social well-being and positive mental health.
Social participation and mental health among older adults in Iran.