Fragilidad, apoyo social, y bienestar subjetivo en adultos mayores mexicanos.
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bienestar subjetivo, adultos mayores, fragilidad, Apoyo socialAbstract
El presente estudio analizó si el apoyo social es un mediador de la relación entre fragilidad y bienestar subjetivo en adultos mayores. Se seleccionó una muestra no probabilística de 1949 adultos mayores (67.9% mujeres y 32.1% hombres) con un promedio de edad de 68.5 años (DE=5.58). Se utilizó la Escala de Bienestar Subjetivo EBS-8, además, se aplicó una escala para valorar el apoyo social que fue diseñada exprofeso para este estudio, también se utilizó un cuestionario que permite ubicar a los adultos mayores en niveles clínicos de fragilidad y se empleó un cuestionario de datos sociodemográficos. Los resultados mostraron coeficientes de correlación significativos entre el bienestar subjetivo con la fragilidad y con el apoyo social; además se encontró que existe un efecto indirecto significativo de la fragilidad en el bienestar subjetivo a través del apoyo social, lo que confirma la relevancia del apoyo social en adultos mayores.
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