“Are Filipinos Aging Well?”: Determinants of Subjective Well-Being among Senior Citizens of the Community-Based ENGAGE Study

Rogie Royce Carandang, Akira Shibanuma, Edward Asis, Dominga Carolina Chavez, Maria Teresa Tuliao and Masamine Jimba
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Rogie Royce Carandang: Department of Community and Global Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
Akira Shibanuma: Department of Community and Global Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
Edward Asis: Department of Global Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Sophia University, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan
Dominga Carolina Chavez: Office for Senior Citizens Affairs-Muntinlupa, Muntinlupa City 1770, Philippines
Maria Teresa Tuliao: City Health Office-Muntinlupa, Muntinlupa City 1770, Philippines
Masamine Jimba: Department of Community and Global Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 20, 1-13

Abstract: As people age, they are expected to experience adverse life conditions and major life events. These circumstances might have a significant impact on their subjective well-being. This study investigated the factors associated with subjective well-being among community-dwelling Filipino senior citizens. We conducted a cross-sectional study among 1021 senior citizens (68.5% women) aged 60 and above and identified the factors independently associated with their subjective well-being using multiple linear regression analysis. We also used hierarchical regression analysis for model prediction. In the hierarchical regression analysis, psychological resilience was found as the most powerful predictor of subjective well-being. Loneliness, however, was the only psychosocial factor not associated with it. Both men and women with positive self-rated health and had higher psychological resilience and perceived social support showed a higher level of subjective well-being. Women who were separated and received pension and men who were uneducated showed a lower level of subjective well-being. Psychological resilience, positive self-rated health, and perceived social support might be protective factors for low subjective well-being. To improve the subjective well-being of Filipino senior citizens, we should build psychological resilience and social support networks in the community.

Keywords: cross-sectional study; gerontology; mental health; Philippines; psychosocial factors; subjective well-being (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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