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Social Support, Health Behaviors, Self-Esteem, and Successful Aging in a Sub-Saharan African Sample of Older Adults: Test of a Sequential Mediation Model

202413 citationsOpen accessNile University of Nigeria

Abstract

Findings suggest that middle-aged to older adults who have strong support from their families and significant others may be more likely to engage in healthy behaviors and, in turn, experience higher levels of self-esteem, thereby aging well.

Research topics

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Health and Well-being Studies
  • Global Health Care Issues

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DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igae030

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