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Life Satisfaction (LS) is an important component of comprehensive health (WHO, 2015). Factors contributing to LS may vary by societal context. To date, limited literature has examined LS in the Mexican context and considered unique contextual challenges faced by Mexican elders. Guided by the Selective Optimization with Compensation model and Socialemotional Selectivity Theory, we investigated the relationship of high LS with important physical health, mental health, social integration and violence factors using a national probability sample of Mexican elders. We examined 2200 midlife and older adults (aged 50–101 years) from the Mexican arm of the Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE). This survey used a multi¬stage, stratified clustered sample design, with household clusters sampled to reflect age, sex, level of wealth/local economic development, and urban/rural status in the Mexico Census. Measures were standardized, well¬ validated and widely used in world health surveys. Using stepwise logistic regression analysis, our final model revealed Self-Rated Health, Affect, Interpersonal Activities and Perceived Safety, age, income/assets to be significantly associated with high LS. Unlike LS studies in other countries, chronic disease, depression and community integration were not significantly associated with high LS. Results from this study add to the nascent literature on subjective well-being of Mexican elders. Future work should seek to gain a deeper understanding of the complex concept of LS among Mexican elders. Although geriatric social work is not well formed in Mexico, researchers and social work practitioners should collaborate to develop and implement interventions to enhance Mexican elders’ LS.
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