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azarbw M, sajjadi N. Role of the meaning of life, Self-Compassion and psychological capital in predicting psychological well-being of seniors in the elderly. Journal title 2018; 4 (4)
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Introduction and purpose: 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.
Materials and Methods: 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: 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.
Conclusion: Therefore, by increasing the meaning of life, self-Compassion and psychological capital, psychological well-being can be increased.
Materials and Methods: 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: 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.
Conclusion: Therefore, by increasing the meaning of life, self-Compassion and psychological capital, psychological well-being can be increased.
Keywords: Meaning of life, Self-Compassion, Psychological Capital, Psychological Well-being, seniors in the elderly
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Received: 2018/06/26 | Accepted: 2018/08/27 | Published: 2018/09/17
Received: 2018/06/26 | Accepted: 2018/08/27 | Published: 2018/09/17
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