Sense of community and its relationship with psychological well-being in assisted living.
Sense of community and its relationship with psychological well-being in assisted living.
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辅助生活中的社区意识及其与心理健康的关系。
DOI：
10.1080/13607863.2019.1647133
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发表时间：
2020
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Qualls,SaraH
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作者：
Plys,Evan;Qualls,SaraH
目的：社区意识（SOC）是对社区生活成年人的人与地方关系的综合心理评估，与积极的心理结果有关，但尚未在辅助生活（AL）中进行测试。本研究以AL居民为样本，探讨SOC与心理健康的关系，并探讨SOC与心理健康的关系。方法：参与者包括21个ALs的202名居民。简要社区感量表是一种多维度的基于理论的量表，评估了总社会归属感（Cronbach’sα= 0.87；M= 25.89，SD= 6.08）和社会归属感的维度（即需求满足、群体成员、影响力和情感联系）。结果：二阶验证性因子分析支持当前样本的SOC多维理论框架。虽然双变量相关性和多元回归因维度而异，但社会关系、身体健康和决策控制在向人工智能的转变中始终与SOC因素呈正相关。在分层多元回归的最后一步，总SOC与心理健康显著相关（F(1,192) = 7.92,p= 0.005）；虽然，当考虑相关协变量时，它的贡献很小（3%）。结论：主要研究结果表明，社区生活成人的SOC框架可以应用于人工智能环境，但需要进一步的理论和实证研究。研究结果也为SOC与心理健康之间的关系提供了初步支持。作者讨论了未来研究和临床实践的意义，包括促进AL居民SOC的策略。
Objectives:Sense of community (SOC) is a comprehensive psychological assessment of the relationship between person and place and relates to positive psychological outcomes in community-living adults, but has not been tested in assisted living (AL). This study describes SOC, identifies associated factors, and explores the relationship between SOC and psychological well-being with a sample of AL residents.Method:Participants included 202 residents of 21 ALs. The Brief Sense of Community Scale, a multidimensional theory-based measure, assessed total SOC (Cronbach’sα= .87;M= 25.89,SD= 6.08) and dimensions of SOC (i.e. need fulfillment, group membership, influence, and emotional connection).Results:A second-order confirmatory factor analysis supported the multidimensional theoretical framework of SOC with the current sample. While bivariate correlations and multiple regressions varied by dimension, social relationships, physical health, and decisional control in the move to AL consistently yielded positive relationships with SOC factors. In the final step of a hierarchical multiple regression, total SOC significantly related to psychological well-being (F(1, 192) = 7.92,p= .005); although, its contribution was small (3%) when accounting for relevant covariates.Conclusion:Key findings suggest that the most accepted framework of SOC with community-living adults can be applied to the AL setting, but requires additional theoretical and empirical work. Findings also provide preliminary support for the relationship between SOC and psychological well-being. The authors discuss implications for future research and clinical practice, including strategies to promote SOC for AL residents.