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The Moderating Role of Self-Rated Oral Health on the Association Between Oral Health Status and Subjective Well-Being: Findings From Chinese Older Adults in Hawaiʻi and Taiwan.
- Source :
- Research on Aging; Jan2024, Vol. 46 Issue 1, p3-14, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- This paper aims to address the research questions of whether individual's oral health status is associated with subjective well-being, as well as if there is possible moderating role of self-rated oral health among two groups of Chinese older adults (≥55 years old) in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi and Taichung, Taiwan. Using survey data collected in 2018 (N = 430, Honolulu) and in 2017 (N = 645, Taichung), ordinary least square regressions were applied. Results showed that, for both samples, oral health status was negatively and significantly associated with subjective well-being, and both associations were moderated by self-rated oral health. In addition, the moderating effects were more salient for the Honolulu sample, who enjoyed higher levels of self-rated oral health and life satisfaction. These results suggest the significant associations of both oral health status and self-rated oral health on individual health and well-being for Chinese older adults residing in different cultural contexts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01640275
- Volume :
- 46
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Research on Aging
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 173760834
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275231158771