Abstract

ANDRADE PALOS, Patricia; SANCHEZ HERNANDEZ, María Enriqueta; BETANCOURT OCAMPO, Diana  and  GONZALEZ-GONZALEZ, Alejandro. Social Support, Loneliness, Vulnerability and Satisfaction with Life in Elderly People in Mexico. Av. Psicol. Latinoam. [online]. 2022, vol.40, n.2, 8.  Epub June 28, 2023. ISSN 1794-4724.  https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/apl/a.11187.

This research analyzed the direct and indirect effects of social support, loneliness and perceived vulnerability on life satisfaction (LF) of two groups of elderly adults in Mexico, one aged 60 to 69 years and the other from 70 to 99. There was a non-probabilistic sample of 4.433 older adults -61.8 % were women, and 38.2 % were men-. The following instruments were used: the Loneliness Scale of the University of California; the Lubben Social Network scale (LSNS-6) to assess perceived social support; the Perceived Vulnerability Scale (PVS) of Myall et al.; the Satisfaction with Life scale of Diener et al., and a sociodemographic questionnaire. The results showed a good fit of the models, which show that the explained variance for both groups of LF is more significant when relating social support with loneliness and vulnerability than if the direct effect of support on LF is measured. This research provides elements for developing programs and public policies that contribute to the well-being of the elderly.

Keywords : Loneliness; vulnerability; social support; satisfaction with life; older people.

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