Role of the meaning of life, Self-Compassion and psychological capital in predicting psychological well-being of seniors in the elderly
Today in the world, old age is a dynamic concept, and with the increase in the elderly population, their psychological well-being must also be considered. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the role of meaning of life, Self-Compassion and capital-psychology in predicting psychological well-being of seniors in the elderly.
This research is descriptive type of correlation. The statistical population consisted of all elderly women and men aged sixty years old and older than the elderly population Well-being supervised of Kermanshah in 2018 that 150 people (75 women and 75 men) were selected using available sampling method. The research tools consisted of a questionnaire on the meaning of the life of (Steger et al, 2006), Self-Compassion (Neff, 2003), Psychological Capital (Luthans, 2007) and psychological well-being (Keyes & Magyar-Moe, 2003). Pearson correlation coefficient and stepwise regression analysis were used to analyze the data.
Findings showed that there is a positive relationship between meaning of life (r = 0.28), Self-Compassion (r = 0.43) and psychological capital (r = 0.35) with psychological well-being (p <0.001). The results of regression analysis also showed that self-Compassion, psychological capital and existence of meaning can predict 29 percent of the variance of psychological well-being in the elderly.
Therefore, by increasing the meaning of life, self-Compassion and psychological capital, psychological well-being can be increased.
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