“Body”in Peace,“Mind”in Tranquility: A Theoretical Construction of the Structure of Elderly Well-being

Key Points

• This research aims to construct a theoretical framework for elderly well-being by integrating multiple perspectives.
• Theoretical synthesis of subjective well-being, psychological well-being, and social well-being.
• Incorporation of life course theory, socioemotional selectivity theory, and biopsychosocial model.
• Development of a framework that describes the interactions between physical and psychological dimensions of well-being.
• Identified two interrelated dimensions of well-being: body (physical health, environmental safety, bodily autonomy) and mind (emotional balance, cognitive satisfaction, social integration).
• Found that physical health underpins psychological stability and that positive mental states reciprocally support physical health.
• Proposed a dynamic interaction system rather than a linear function for understanding elderly happiness.