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Self-transcendence, social networks and meaning in life of the retired older adults with chronic illness in Hong Kong
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Date Issued
2025
Publisher
Atlantis Press International BV
ISBN
9789464639537
9789464639544
ISSN
2667-128X
Citation
Chan, Y. Y., & Chui, C. F. (2025). Self-transcendence, social networks and meaning in life of the retired older adults with chronic illness in Hong Kong. In Chan, A. C. K., Lai, L. C. H., Lau, E. Y. Y., Kong, R. H. M., Chui, R. C. F., Lam, B. Y. H., Lee, T. C. P., Tsui, I. S. Y., & Leung, M. (Eds.). Proceedings of the Positive Psychology 2.0 International Conference 2025 (PP 2.0 2025). Positive Psychology 2.0 International Conference 2025 (PP 2.0 2025), Tung Wah College, Hong Kong (pp. 262-270). Atlantis Press.
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Open access
Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
Previous studies have highlighted the importance of self-transcendence, the meaning of life, and social networks in successful ageing. However, there is a lack of studies exploring the relationship between self-transcendence, the meaning of life, and the social networks of retired older adults with chronic illnesses. One hundred fifty samples of older adults, comprising 63 males and 87 females, with a mean age of 69.69 years and a standard deviation of 3.18 years, were collected. The Meaning in Life Questionnaire, the Self-transcendence Scale and the Lubben Social Network Scale were used to measure the three variables. The PROCESS Macro for SPSS v4.2 Model 4 was used to examine the relationship between the three study variables. The results revealed that self-transcendence is positively related to the presence of meaning and social networks (β=.51, p<.001; β=.64, p<.001), while social networks is not related to the presence of meaning (β=.11, p=.20) in the first model. In the second model, self-transcendence is positively related to the search for meaning and social networks (β=.72, p<.001; β=.61, p<.001), while social networks is not related to the search for meaning (β=.12, p=.08). The results show that self-transcendence is significantly associated with a stronger sense of the presence of meaning and search for meaning among retired older adults with chronic illnesses in Hong Kong. This highlights the importance of self-transcendence as a key personal value in fostering a meaningful life for older adults. It implied that the services for increasing self-transcendence could be strengthened.
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