The Social Support Association with Life Satisfaction and Mood in Old Age

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https://doi.org/10.20435/pssa.v1i1.2902

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social support, depressive symptoms, life satisfaction, aging

Abstract

Introduction: Life satisfaction (LS) and elderly people's mood are important variables for healthy aging. It is known that they are related to global social support, but the influence of different support domains has been little investigated. Objective: To understand the association between changes in LS and mood, as well as the association between changes in LS and mood with global social support and its domains (tangible; affective/positive social interaction; and emotional/information) in an elderly population. Method: Prospective study with 122 elderly individuals living in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil, who participated in the FIBRA-JF Study in 2009/2010 and 2018/2019. Results: All variables were associated with each other, except emotional/information support with mood change and tangible support with change in LS. Discussion: There is a need to create health intervention strategies that consider the influence of support domains on changes in LS and mood in older people. Conclusion: It is suggested that changes in LS in old age are associated with changes in the elderly's mood and the perception of social support.

Author Biographies

Meylane Belchior de Sá Menezes, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)

Graduanda em Psicologia da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG). Bolsista do Programa Institucional de Bolsas de Iniciação Científica PIBIC/CNPQ da UFMG). Voluntária de Iniciação Científica no Laboratório de Avaliação e Intervenção em Saúde da UFMG (LAVIS-UFMG).

Pricila Cristina Correa Ribeiro , Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)

Doutora em Saúde Coletiva pelo Instituto de Medicina Social da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). Mestre em Gerontologia pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp). Psicóloga pela Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF). Professora do Departamento de Psicologia da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG). Professora permanente do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia Cognição da Comportamento da UFMG.

Cláudia Helena Cerqueira Mármora, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF)

Doutora e mestre em Linguística pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp). Bacharel em Fisioterapia pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUC-Campinas). Professora titular da Faculdade de Fisioterapia da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF). Professora colaboradora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia da UFJF.

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2025-07-15

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Menezes, M. B. de S., Ribeiro , P. C. C., & Mármora, C. H. C. (2025). The Social Support Association with Life Satisfaction and Mood in Old Age. Revista Psicologia E Saúde, 17, e17172902. https://doi.org/10.20435/pssa.v1i1.2902

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