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- Title
Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well-Being in Late Adulthood: Lessons From Sardinia's Blue Zone.
- Authors
Fastame, Maria Chiara; Ruiu, Marilena; Mulas, Ilaria
- Abstract
This study was conducted to investigate whether socio-cultural context (i.e., urban versus rural), perceived physical health, marital status, and satisfaction with family and non-family ties predicted hedonic and eudaimonic well-being in late adulthood and to examine the impact of the socio-cultural context on well-being, physical health and satisfaction with family and non-family ties by controlling age.One hundred and one community-dwelling participants aged between 68 and 94 were enrolled in the Sardinian Blue Zone—an area of exceptional longevity located in Sardinia, an Italian island in the Mediterranean Sea—and in the city of Cagliari—the regional capital. All participants completed a battery of tools assessing global cognitive efficiency, hedonic (i.e., SPANE and Satisfaction with Life Scales) and eudaimonic (i.e., Flourishing Scale) well-being, perceived physical health, and satisfaction with family and non-family ties. Hedonic and eudaimonic well-being were associated with several variables: marital status, socio-cultural context, and perceived physical health predicted 24% of the variance in the SPANE condition, 52% of the variance in the Satisfaction with Life condition was predicted by the socio-cultural context and satisfaction with family ties, whereas 39% of the Flourishing index was predicted by the socio-cultural context and physical health. Finally, the participants in the Sardinian Blue Zone reported better mental well-being and satisfaction with family and non-family ties than older people living in Cagliari. In conclusion, a socio-cultural context in which positive relationships in late adulthood are strengthened contributes to the promotion of mental health in late adulthood.
- Subjects
CAGLIARI (Italy); SARDINIA (Italy); OLDER people; MENTAL health promotion; LIFE satisfaction; MARITAL status; MENTAL health
- Publication
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2022, Vol 23, Issue 2, p713
- ISSN
1389-4978
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10902-021-00420-2