Horizon: Indonesian Journal of Multidisciplinary
Vol. 4 No. 3 (2026): HORIZON: Indonesian Journal of Multidisciplinary

Kontribusi Dukungan Sosial dan Makna Hidup Terhadap Psychological Well-Being pada Lansia Yang Bekerja

Nelly Astuti (Universitas Negeri Padang)
Mardianto (Universitas Negeri Padang)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 May 2026

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the contribution of social support and meaning in life to the psychological well-being of working elderly. The increasing number of elderly who continue to work in Indonesia is an interesting phenomenon to study because it is related to the condition of psychological well-being in old age. This study used a quantitative approach with a multiple linear regression method. The research subjects were 92 working elderly selected using quota sampling technique. Data were collected through a scale of social support, meaning in life, and psychological well-being, then analyzed simultaneously and partially. The results showed that social support and meaning in life simultaneously contributed significantly to psychological well-being in working elderly with a significance value of 0.000 < 0.05. Partially, social support had a significant contribution to psychological well-being with a calculated t value of 7.770 > t table 1.987 and a significance of 0.000 < 0.05. In contrast, the meaning in life did not show a significant contribution to psychological well-being with a calculated t value of -0.026 < t table 1.987 and a significance of 0.979 > 0.05. These findings indicate that social support is an important factor in improving psychological well-being in working elderly people.  

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hijm

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Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Humanities Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Economics, Econometrics & Finance Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences Other

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Horizon: Indonesian Journal of Multidisciplinary (HIJM) journal aims to stimulate discussions at all levels of mathematics education through disseminating significant and innovative scholarly studies that are of value to the international research communities. The journal welcomes articles focusing ...