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2015

Older adults

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Examining The Roles Of Life Satisfaction, Meaning In Life, And Daily Hassles In Predicting Suicide Ideation Among Community-Residing Older Adults, Orsolya Gyorgy Jul 2015

Examining The Roles Of Life Satisfaction, Meaning In Life, And Daily Hassles In Predicting Suicide Ideation Among Community-Residing Older Adults, Orsolya Gyorgy

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Research is needed testing models that potentially promote psychological well-being and reduce suicide risk in later life (Heisel, 2006). In the present study, we tested Shmotkin (2005) and Shrira’s (2011) theory proposing that subjective well-being and meaning in life serve unique as well as interrelated roles in promoting psychological functioning in the face of adversity. We specifically investigated whether life satisfaction and meaning in life are more strongly inter-correlated in the presence of daily hassles, and tested the premise that when either life satisfaction or meaning in life is low, the other variable is more strongly associated with suicide ideation, …