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Factor Analysis of Subjective Well-Being Sustainability through Foreign Language Learning in Healthy Older Individuals

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  • Blanka Klimova

    (Department of Applied Linguistics, Faculty of Informatics and Management, University of Hradec Kralove, 500 03 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic)

  • Marcel Pikhart

    (Department of Applied Linguistics, Faculty of Informatics and Management, University of Hradec Kralove, 500 03 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic)

  • Szymon Dziuba

    (Department of Labour, Capital and Innovation, Faculty of Business and Management, Wroclaw University of Economics and Business, 53-345 Wrocław, Poland)

  • Anna Cierniak-Emerych

    (Department of Labour, Capital and Innovation, Faculty of Business and Management, Wroclaw University of Economics and Business, 53-345 Wrocław, Poland)

Abstract

Healthy aging is one of the most important aspects of human life as it can significantly improve its quality. Therefore, it is necessary to promote successful aging as a significant and important part of maintaining physical and mental well-being in the elderly. One of the strategies to enhance the elderly’s well-being may be also foreign language learning. The purpose of this study is to compare and discuss what effect foreign language learning (FLL) might have on subjective well-being among healthy older individuals in the Czech Republic and Poland, using factor analysis as the primary statistical method. The research sample consisted of two experimental groups of seniors; one from the Czech Republic (n = 92) and another from Poland (n = 100). The main research methods included a questionnaire survey and factor analysis. The factor analysis revealed the four significant factors and their correlations with demographic variables, whose results showed the effect of FLL on seniors’ subjective well-being. In conclusion, learning a foreign language at an older age seems to be one of the key strategies to maintain a subjective feeling of happiness at a relatively high level in elderly people without necessary pharmacological intervention.

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  • Blanka Klimova & Marcel Pikhart & Szymon Dziuba & Anna Cierniak-Emerych, 2021. "Factor Analysis of Subjective Well-Being Sustainability through Foreign Language Learning in Healthy Older Individuals," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(3), pages 1-12, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:3:p:1590-:d:492055
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    Keywords

    foreign language learning; well-being; L2 acquisition; second language acquisition; psycholinguistics; language learning; societal sustainability; individual resilience; aging; healthy aging;
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    • L2 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior

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