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Engagement with life and psychological well-being in late adulthood: Findings from community-based programs in Portugal
| dc.contributor.author | Bastos, Alice | |
| dc.contributor.author | Monteiro, Joana | |
| dc.contributor.author | Barbosa, Raquel | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pimentel, Helena | |
| dc.contributor.author | ROSAS DA SILVA, SOFIA DE LURDES | |
| dc.contributor.author | Faria, Carla | |
| dc.contributor.editor | Hsin-Yen Yen | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-02-16T11:45:08Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-02-16T11:45:08Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-05-19 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Objectives Human aging is a multidirectional, multidimensional, and multicausal process that reflects biological, psychological, and sociocultural influences, which act in distinct combinations throughout the life-span. Proactivity towards avoiding the usual aging process is needed. This study analyses the long-term effects of participation in Community-Based Programs on psychological well-being. Method A sample of 150 community-dwelling participants enrolled in Community-Based Programs, aged 55 to 84 years and living in three Portuguese localities were matched by age (55–64, 65–74, 75–84 years), gender, and locality with a comparison group of non-participants. We administered a multidimensional gerontological protocol which included socio-demographic information, measures of health/disease, functional ability, social network, cognitive performance and psychological well-being. Hierarchical regression models were used to test the effects of Community-Based Programs on psychological well-being adjusting for remaining variables. Results Overall, psychological well-being is positively associated with household income and satisfaction with health. Nevertheless, in participants, psychological well-being builds predominantly upon social network and is not associated with a moderate inability or cognitive deficits, contrasting with psychological well-being in non-participants. After adjusting for background variables, psychological well-being was positively associated with health satisfaction and social network and negatively related to moderate inability. Further, a significant interaction of participation in Community-Based Programs with age, points out higher levels of psychological well-being in participants contrasting with a downward trend in non-participants. After stratification by age, psychological well-being increases with time attending Community-Based Programs in the oldest (75–84 years) contrasting with the remainder. Conclusions Participation in Community-Based Programs may improve the negative effects of the aging process on psychological well-being. This positive effect as age increases may be linked to a reinforcement of social network, valued more by participants in Community-Based Programs. Furthermore, the programs may act as a healing/maintenance strategy in persons with moderate inability and/or cognitive deficits. | eng |
| dc.identifier.citation | Bastos A, Monteiro J, Barbosa R, Pimentel H, Silva S, Faria C (2023) Engagement with life and psychological well-being in late adulthood: Findings from community-based programs in Portugal. PLoS ONE 18(5): e0286115. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286115 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1371/journal.pone.0286115 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1932-6203 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/61698 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | |
| dc.publisher | Public Library of Science (PLoS) | |
| dc.relation | POCI-01-0145-FEDER-02371 | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | PLOS ONE | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
| dc.title | Engagement with life and psychological well-being in late adulthood: Findings from community-based programs in Portugal | eng |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 19 | |
| oaire.citation.issue | 5 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 1 | |
| oaire.citation.title | PLoS ONE | |
| oaire.citation.volume | 18 | |
| oaire.version | http://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85 | |
| person.familyName | ROSAS DA SILVA | |
| person.givenName | SOFIA DE LURDES | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | 5711-B5CC-6CE1 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0003-2856-3502 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 57734887000 | |
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