Gender as a moderator of the relation among social support functions and life satisfaction in older Malaysians
The aim of this study was to examine the moderating role of gender on relations among social support functions and life satisfaction in older Malaysians. The study sample was 1,800 older residents in a community; all were at least 60 years old. This study was a cross-sectional and corelational surve...
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| author | Kooshair, Hadi Yahaya, Nurizan Hamid, Tengku Aizan Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi |
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| description | The aim of this study was to examine the moderating role of gender on relations among social support functions and life satisfaction in older Malaysians. The study sample was 1,800 older residents in a community; all were at least 60 years old. This study was a cross-sectional and corelational survey, and the data were collected by multistage stratified sampling. This study revealed that fewer social support functions, and therefore less life satisfaction, were available for females than for males. The results of moderated regression analyses demonstrated that gender interacted only on the relationship between positive social interaction support and tangible support with life satisfaction. Specifically, at a high tangible support level, females had lower life satisfaction when compared to a low tangible support level. There may be a need for new programs and services to provide other aspects of social support to older female adults to improve and maintain life satisfaction in later life. |
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| spelling | upm-377442023-09-28T06:27:12Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37744/ Gender as a moderator of the relation among social support functions and life satisfaction in older Malaysians Kooshair, Hadi Yahaya, Nurizan Hamid, Tengku Aizan Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi The aim of this study was to examine the moderating role of gender on relations among social support functions and life satisfaction in older Malaysians. The study sample was 1,800 older residents in a community; all were at least 60 years old. This study was a cross-sectional and corelational survey, and the data were collected by multistage stratified sampling. This study revealed that fewer social support functions, and therefore less life satisfaction, were available for females than for males. The results of moderated regression analyses demonstrated that gender interacted only on the relationship between positive social interaction support and tangible support with life satisfaction. Specifically, at a high tangible support level, females had lower life satisfaction when compared to a low tangible support level. There may be a need for new programs and services to provide other aspects of social support to older female adults to improve and maintain life satisfaction in later life. Taylor & Francis 2014 Article PeerReviewed Kooshair, Hadi and Yahaya, Nurizan and Hamid, Tengku Aizan and Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi (2014) Gender as a moderator of the relation among social support functions and life satisfaction in older Malaysians. Journal of Women & Aging, 26 (1). pp. 22-38. ISSN 0895-2841; ESSN: 1540-7322 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08952841.2014.858550 10.1080/08952841.2014.858550 |
| spellingShingle | Kooshair, Hadi Yahaya, Nurizan Hamid, Tengku Aizan Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi Gender as a moderator of the relation among social support functions and life satisfaction in older Malaysians |
| title | Gender as a moderator of the relation among social support functions and life satisfaction in older Malaysians |
| title_full | Gender as a moderator of the relation among social support functions and life satisfaction in older Malaysians |
| title_fullStr | Gender as a moderator of the relation among social support functions and life satisfaction in older Malaysians |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gender as a moderator of the relation among social support functions and life satisfaction in older Malaysians |
| title_short | Gender as a moderator of the relation among social support functions and life satisfaction in older Malaysians |
| title_sort | gender as a moderator of the relation among social support functions and life satisfaction in older malaysians |
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