Life satisfaction in older adults: associations with time perception and individual resources
- Alicia Murciano Hueso Universidad de Salamanca https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4351-9307
- Patricia Torrijos Fincias Universidad de Salamanca https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8183-1284
- Antonio Víctor Martín García Universidad de Salamanca https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0216-2754
Abstract
INTRODUCTION. The concept of time is key to understanding how people age, playing an important role in the health and perceived well-being of older people. METHOD. This research aims to study the associations between the perception of future time, age, and satisfaction with the quality of life of older adults, taking individual resources (self-reported health conditions, cognitive capacity, and physical functions) as moderating factors. The study design is quantitative and non-experimental (ex post facto), using the questionnaire technique. The sample consisted of a total of 509 people over 60 years of age living in Spain. RESULTS. The results reveal that most of the sample presents an extended future time perspective, a perception that is associated with life satisfaction even after considering individual resources such as self-perceived health, and physical and cognitive functioning. Moreover, with increasing age, a more limited time perspective is associated with lower life satisfaction; (c) individual resources moderated these associations, especially self-reported health conditions. DISCUSSION. It is understood then that the way in which older people perceive future time turns out to be an indicator of satisfaction with their quality of life and well-being, independently of factors such as age or individual resources, which allows us to stress the importance of subjective time in relation to satisfactory adaptation in old age.
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Doctora en Educación con Mención Internacional (2022). Graduada en Sociología (2017) y Máster en Educación Secundaria Obligatoria y Bachillerato, Formación Profesional y Enseñanza de Idiomas por la Universidad de Salamanca (2018). Actualmente trabaja como Profesora Asociada en la Universidad de Salamanca, en el Área de Teoría e Historia de la Educación. Miembro del Grupo de Investigación Procesos Espacios y Prácticas Educativas (GIPEP). Sus principales líneas docentes y de investigación son: Pedagogía Social, Gerontología educativa, Gerontecnología, Educación de Adultos y Desarrollo socioemocional.
Diplomada en Educación Social y Licenciada en Psicopedagogía desde 2008. En 2010 finaliza sus estudios de Máster Oficial de Formación de Profesorado en la especialidad de Orientación Educativa por la Universidad de Salamanca y Master en Sexología, Orientación y Asesoramiento Sexual avalado por el Instituto Nacional de Formación y Consultoría -INEFOC-, y la Asociación Española de Psicología Clínica Aplicada -AEPCA. En junio de 2016 obtiene el título de Doctor con mención internacional y premio extraordinario. Actualmente trabaja como Profesora Contratado Doctor en la Facultad de Educación de la Universidad de Salamanca, en el Área de Didáctica y Organización Escolar. En cuanto a su perfil investigador, es miembro del Grupo de Investigación de Evaluación Educativa y Orientación (GE2O) y del Grupo de Procesos Espacios y Prácticas Educativas (GIPEP). Sus principales líneas de investigación se inscriben en torno a la Inteligencia Emocional, la formación y la promoción de competencias emocionales y al diseño y evaluación de programas formativos para la mejora del bienestar.
Catedrático de la Universidad de Salamanca. Investigador del Grupo de Investigación Procesos, Espacios y Prácticas Educativas. Miembro del Instituto de investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL). Máster Universitario Oficial Estudios Avanzados de Educación en la Sociedad Global de la USAL(2013-2021). Director del Laboratorio de Transferencia Educativa de la USAL. Líneas docentes y de investigación: Pedagogía Social, Gerontología educativa, Gerontecnología, Educación de Adultos, Eldergames; Blended Learning. Últimas publicaciones: Martín-García, A. V.; Espejo V. L.B. (Edits.) (2022). Educación en la Sociedad Global. Octaedro Murciano-Hueso, A.; Martín-García, A.-V.; Cardoso, A.P.(2022). Technology and Quality of Life of Older People in Times of COVID: A Qualitative Study on Their Changed Digital Profile. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 19, 10459. https:// doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191610459; Martín-García, A. V., Redolat, R., & Pinazo-Hernandis, S. (2021). Factors Influencing Intention to Technological Use in Older Adults. The TAM Model Aplication. Research on Aging, 01640275211063797. Research on Aging, Vol. 44(7-8) 573–588. Social Sciences Citation Index; Murciano Hueso,A.; Martín-García, A.V. &Torrijos Fincias, P. (2021). Revisión sistemática de aceptación de la tecnología digital en personas mayores. Perspectiva de los modelos TAM, Revista Española de Geriatría y Gerontología, 57(2), 105-117 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.regg.2022.01.004, ; Murciano Hueso, A.V. Martín García (2020). Use intention of digital technology in older adults by age and gender. Gerontechnology, 19(0), 1-1; https://doi.org/10.4017/gt.2020.19.s.69696
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