Aging and Family Relationships among Aymara, Mapuche and Non-Indigenous People: Exploring How Social Support, Family Functioning, and Self-Perceived Health Are Related to Quality of Life

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dc.contributor.authorGallardo Peralta, Lorena Patricia
dc.contributor.authorSánchez Moreno, Esteban
dc.contributor.authorHerrera, Soledad
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-22T10:40:16Z
dc.date.available2023-06-22T10:40:16Z
dc.date.issued2022-07-28
dc.description.abstractFamily relationships play a central role in wellbeing among older adults in Chile. Based on the theory of social production functions, this study examined the relationship between perceived social support from children, partners and relatives, family functioning, self-perceived health and quality of life (QoL) among Chilean older adults. The study used a multi-ethnic sample of Chilean older adults living in rural areas in the regions of Arica and Parinacota (north) and Araucanía (south). A model was analyzed that emphasizes relationships differentiated by the source of support, family functioning and self-perceived health in the explanation of QoL. The results obtained from the structural equation modelling (SEM) analysis showed the existence of indirect relationships of social support from children, partners and other family members via family functioning, while self-perceived health was directly associated with QoL. The findings indicate that family functioning is a main variable in the contrasted model, in addition to confirming the importance of distinguishing the role of the various sources of support. Research is needed to examine in detail intergenerational relationships and other relationships with family members who are significant in the wellbeing of older adults. This research corroborates that family relationships have a specificity that needs to be addressed in gerontological social intervention, as well as continuing along the lines of strengthening or improving existing family ties (more quality) over the quantity of social relationships.
dc.description.departmentDepto. de Trabajo Social y Servicios Sociales
dc.description.facultyFac. de Trabajo Social
dc.description.refereedTRUE
dc.description.statuspub
dc.eprint.idhttps://eprints.ucm.es/id/eprint/37453
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph19159247
dc.identifier.issn1661-1827 / 1660-4601
dc.identifier.officialurlhttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159247
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/71277
dc.issue.number15
dc.journal.titleInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
dc.language.isospa
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.rights.accessRightsopen access
dc.subject.keywordOlder persons
dc.subject.keywordQuality of life
dc.subject.keywordSocial support
dc.subject.keywordFamily functioning
dc.subject.keywordSelf-rated health
dc.subject.ucmSociología
dc.subject.ucmFamilia (Sociología)
dc.subject.ucmMinorías étnicas (Sociología)
dc.subject.ucmTercera edad
dc.subject.ucmTrabajo Social (Trabajo Social)
dc.subject.ucmFamilia (Trabajo Social)
dc.subject.unesco63 Sociología
dc.subject.unesco5103.02 Filiación, Familia y Parentesco
dc.subject.unesco5906.03 Minorías
dc.subject.unesco6108.03 Senectud
dc.subject.unesco5309.08 Trabajo Social y Servicios Sociales
dc.titleAging and Family Relationships among Aymara, Mapuche and Non-Indigenous People: Exploring How Social Support, Family Functioning, and Self-Perceived Health Are Related to Quality of Life
dc.typejournal article
dc.volume.number19
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