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    Identifying modifiable factors associated with health optimism in older adults

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    Authors
    Rai, R.
    Jongenelis, Michelle
    Pettigrew, S.
    Jackson, B.
    Newton, R.
    Date
    2017
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Rai, R. and Jongenelis, M. and Pettigrew, S. and Jackson, B. and Newton, R. 2017. Identifying modifiable factors associated with health optimism in older adults. Aging & Mental Health. 26 (2): pp. 140-147.
    Source Title
    Aging and Mental Health
    DOI
    10.1080/13607863.2017.1416589
    ISSN
    1360-7863
    School
    School of Psychology
    Funding and Sponsorship
    http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP140100365
    Remarks

    This is an Author's Original Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Aging and Mental Health on 22/12/2017, available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13607863.2017.1416589

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/61777
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Objective: Despite the documented importance of health optimism for enhancing health outcomes, very little work has been done to examine who experiences health optimism and under what conditions. The present study sought to identify modifiable factors associated with health optimism that could constitute the focus of future intervention efforts designed to promote health optimism among older people. Design: Participants were 453 (44% males) community-based Western Australians aged 60+ years (M = 70.39 years, SD = 6.06). Participants completed questionnaires to assess sociodemographic characteristics and provided information relating to physical and psychological health status. Results: Almost a quarter of participants (24%; n = 108) were classified as health optimists. Results from a multivariate regression analysis found quality of life, psychological well-being, and age to be directly and positively associated with health optimism. A subsequent path analytic model found depression (negatively) and self-efficacy (positively) to be indirectly associated with health optimism via both psychological well-being and quality of life. Conclusion: These findings extend the limited evidence on health optimism in older adults by identifying various modifiable factors that may constitute potential areas of focus for future interventions designed to enhance health outcomes via the fostering of health optimism.

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