Relationship of Coping Strategies and Quality of Life: Parallel and Serial Mediating Role of Resilience and Social Participation among Older Adults in Western Philippines

Madonna S. Palmes, Sheilla M. Trajera and Gregory S. Ching
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Madonna S. Palmes: College of Nursing, West Visayas State University, Iloilo City 5000, Philippines
Sheilla M. Trajera: Center for Linkages and International Affairs, Faculty, BSN MN and PhD Programs in Nursing, University of St. La Salle, Bacolod City 6100, Philippines
Gregory S. Ching: Graduate Institute of Educational Leadership and Development, Research and Development Center for Physical Education Health and Information Technology, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 24205, Taiwan

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 19, 1-12

Abstract: Growing old is frequently linked with various challenges. Hence, it is important to understand how to age successfully. Drawing on the concept that an individual’s quality of life (QOL) is influenced by their demographics, coping strategies, resilience, and social participation, the current study reports on the findings of these variables among older adults in the Western Philippines. A total of 392 volunteer older adults were surveyed. Aside from the demographics such as age, gender, marital status, average monthly income, educational attainment, and health status, the data collected also included the 30-item coping strategies for the elderly, 14-item resilience scale, 12-item social participation scale, and 35-item older people’s QOL scale. Structural equation modeling was used to verify the parallel and serial mediating role of resilience and social participation within the relationship between coping strategies and QOL. Findings show that coping strategies alone are not enough to improve QOL. The only way to improve QOL is through resiliency, as well as the ability to participate in social activities. In essence, the QOL of older adults can be improved by encouraging them to have more social participation, and at the same time, understand how it takes to become resilient.

Keywords: quality of life; older adults; resilience; social participation; coping strategies; Western Visayas; Philippines (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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