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Life satisfaction of older Turks living in Australia
Author(s) -
Öztop Hülya,
Kınacı Bahar
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
australasian journal on ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.63
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-6612
pISSN - 1440-6381
DOI - 10.1111/ajag.12373
Subject(s) - turkish , life satisfaction , demography , multilevel model , welfare , regression analysis , gerontology , psychology , scale (ratio) , medicine , geography , social psychology , sociology , political science , philosophy , linguistics , cartography , machine learning , computer science , law
Objective This study examined the influence of socio‐economic and demographic variables, the frequency of travel to Turkey and years of living in Sydney on the life satisfaction of older Turkish people. Methods This study was conducted with 110 participants of 60 years of age or older, at the New South Wales Turkish Welfare Association in Sydney, Australia. The surveys were administered face‐to‐face at a date and time these participants went to the Association. The dependent variable of the study was the Life Satisfaction Scale. The study data were analysed using hierarchical regression analysis, and the three sets of regression models were run for each sex. Results The research found that in addition to sociodemographic factors, frequency of travel to Turkey, particularly for older women, and their years of living in Sydney had negative effects on life satisfaction. The study results indicate that the frequency of both the male and female participants’ visits to Turkey had a strong negative influence on their life satisfaction. Life satisfaction decreased as the frequency of the participants’ visits to Turkey and years of living in Sydney increased. Conclusion These findings support the current literature that shows the effects of the frequency of travel to Turkey and years of living in Sydney, which were considered to influence relationships with social networks, on life satisfaction, and indicates the necessity for a more detailed examination of social network relationships.