The Relationship of Spiritual Well-being and Hope with Life Satisfaction among the Aged

The present paper seeks to investigate the relationship of spiritual well-being and hope with life satisfaction among the aged. Based on a descriptive-correlative approach, this study was conducted on 85 people (46 men and 39 women) from the old folk's homes in Hamadan and Malayer. They completed questionnaires about spiritual well-being, hope, and life satisfaction. The results which were analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient, independent t-test and regression analysis show that the relationship of spiritual well-being (r=0.65) and hope (r=0.45) with life satisfaction is significant (p<0.01). Furthermore, the results of regression analysis show that spiritual well-being and hope can explain %40 of the variance of the life satisfaction of the aged. The mean of the variables of hope (t=2.03, p<0.05) among men was greater than those among women. Besides, no significant difference between these two groups was detected with regard to other subscales. The results also show that the relationship of spiritual well-being and hope with the life satisfaction of the aged is positive and significant. These two variables explain a considerable portion of variance of life satisfaction.