The influence of participating in a voice-training program on elderly men’s psychological well-being and communication with their wives

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  • ボイストレーニング・プログラムへの参加経験が心理的健康と夫婦間コミュニケーションに及ぼす影響―高齢男性と配偶者のwell-beingを促進するか―
  • ボイストレーニング ・ プログラム エ ノ サンカ ケイケン ガ シンリテキ ケンコウ ト フウフ カン コミュニケーション ニ オヨボス エイキョウ : コウレイ ダンセイ ト ハイグウシャ ノ well-being オ ソクシン スル カ

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<p>This study examined whether participating in a voice-training program called Sports Voice (SVP) promoted elderly men’s psychological well-being and communication with their wives. Three waves (before, immediately after, and three months after the SVP) of a panel dyad survey were conducted with elderly men who participated in the SVP and their spouses. The participants were compared with a control group who did not take part in the SVP. An analysis of covariance revealed that compared with the control group, the experimental group had higher self-esteem, psychological well-being, reflected self-appraisal, and spousal appraisal scores regarding their communication attitude. Moreover, path analysis indicated that participating in the SVP enhanced group identity, which in turn raised the participants’ self-esteem and psychological well-being. Although these effects had disappeared by the time of the survey’s third wave, the men with stronger group identities showed improved well-being and quality of communication than those with weaker group identities. These findings suggest that the SVP promoted elderly men’s psychological well-being by enhancing their group identity within relatively a short period of time.</p>

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