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Attachment: the mediating role of hope, religiosity, and life satisfaction in older adults

Pahlevan Sharif S 1 , Amiri M 2 , Allen KA 3 , Sharif Nia H 4 , Khoshnavay Fomani F 5 , Hatef Matbue Y 6 Show all authors , Goudarzian AH 7 , Arefi S 8 , Yaghoobzadeh A 9 , Waheed H 10

Affiliations 

  • 1 Taylor's Business School, Taylor's University, No.1, Jalan Taylor's, 47500, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 2 School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Taylor's University, 47500, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 3 The Faculty of Education, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
  • 4 School of Nursing and Midwifery Amol, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
  • 5 School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • 6 Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
  • 7 Student Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
  • 8 Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
  • 9 Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. [email protected]
  • 10 Faculty of Business and Law, Taylor's University, Subang Jaya, Malaysia
Health Qual Life Outcomes, 2021 Feb 15;19(1):57.
PMID: 33588858 DOI: 10.1186/s12955-021-01695-y

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Attachment and support from family and friends are core to the experiences of ageing for older adults. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between attachment styles and hope, religiosity, and life satisfaction and provide new knowledge that may assist future planning for a rapidly ageing global population.

METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, 504 Iranian older adult participants from Qazvin province were recruited between December 2015 and April 2016. They completed a questionnaire that included the Revised Adult Attachment Scale, the Life Satisfaction Index-Z, and the Herth Hope Index.

RESULTS: Participants in the study had a mean age of 66.20 years (SD: 5.76) and most of them were women (57.5%). A mediation model testing the direct relationships between attachment, hope, religiosity, and life satisfaction showed a positive relationship between close attachment and religiosity (β = .226, p 

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