title: [The Influence of Subjective Health Status, Post-Traumatic Growth, and Social Support on Successful Aging in Middle-Aged Women].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was done to investigate factors influencing successful aging in middle-aged women.
  
  
  METHODS
  A convenience sample of 103 middle-aged women was selected from the community. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive statistics, two-sample t-test, one-way ANOVA, Kruskal Wallis test, Pearson correlations, Spearman correlations and multiple regression analysis with the SPSS/WIN 22.0 program.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Results of regression analysis showed that significant factors influencing successful aging were post-traumatic growth and social support. This regression model explained 48% of the variance in successful aging.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings show that the concept 'post-traumatic growth' is an important factor influencing successful aging in middle-aged women. In addition, social support from friends/co-workers had greater influence on successful aging than social support from family. Thus, we need to consider the positive impact of post-traumatic growth and increase the chances of social participation in a successful aging program for middle-aged women.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Nursing, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Nursing, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyung Suk
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea. hanul96@dankook.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Young Hee
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D016730:Program Development; D012044:Regression Analysis; D058992:Social Participation; D012944:Social Support
keywords: Aging; Middle-Aged; Post-Traumatic; Social Support; Subjective Health