Perceived Family and Friend Support and the Psychological Well-Being of American and Chinese Elderly Persons

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 305-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Poulin ◽  
Rong Deng ◽  
Travis Sky Ingersoll ◽  
Heather Witt ◽  
Melanie Swain
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Chinese Elderly ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Friend Support

Social Well-Being of Institutionalized Elderly Persons

1984 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 311-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wornie L. Reed ◽  
Betty B. Washington
Keyword(s):  
Scale Score ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Living Arrangement ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Institutionalized Elderly ◽  
The Social

This article describes the development of a scale, the Social Well-Being Scale, to measure the extent to which institutionalized older persons perceive their social needs as being met. For persons over sixty-five years of age, the scale score is not affected by age or sex, but it does distinguish them by race, health, and type of living arrangement. Further, the Social Well-Being Scale predicts the level of psychological well-being.

Effects of Environment on Psychological Well-Being of Elderly Persons

1990 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 147-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salim Qassis ◽  
Davis C. Hayden
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Psychological Well Being

scholarly journals Influence of Gender on Psychological Wellbeing among Elderly Working And Nonworking Respondents

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (S1-Feb) ◽  
pp. 126-132
Author(s):  
Rekha M S
Keyword(s):  
Successful Aging ◽  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Social Withdrawal ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Wellbeing ◽  
Female Respondent ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Financial Benefit ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
The Impact

Retirement tends to be perceived by society as passivity, social withdrawal, and physical and mental decline. The fact that people in retirement have withdrawn from economic endeavor tends to lower the esteem in which they are held by the community even though the withdrawal may be forced upon the individual by reason of compulsory retirement at a fixed age. These are the negative aspects of the overall picture. Keeping this as background an attempt is made to assess “Influence of Gender on Psychological Wellbeing among Elderly Working And Nonworking Respondents”.For the study purpose 309 elderly persons were included, 199 were male and remaining 110 were female. Among them retired working male were 99 and retired nonworking male were 100 and retired working female were 29 and retired nonworking female 81. Psychological wellbeing scale by Sisodia and Choudhary (2012) measuring 5 aspects namely life satisfaction, efficiency, sociability, mental health and interpersonal relations was used to measure the level of psychological wellbeing among retired working and non-working persons. Two-way ANOVA was employed to find out the impact of gender on psychological well-being. Results revealed that male respondents had better psychological wellbeing than female respondents. However, the interaction effect between groups and gender was found to be significant indicating male and female respondent differed significantly in total psychological wellbeing irrespective of the group they belong. Thus there is an impact of gender on psychological well-being among elderly working and nonworking persons. Engaging in life, financial benefit and social contacts even after retirement balance the wellbeing in elderly leading to happy and successful aging.

Effects of Exhortation and Scheduled Visits on Improving the Psychological Well-Being of Institutionalized Elderly Persons

1987 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 217-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynne E. Green ◽  
Jay Hewitt
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Social Activities ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Institutionalized Elderly ◽  
Men Elderly

For 8 women and 2 men, elderly nursing home residents, assigned to each of 5 conditions psychological well-being was improved (zest for life and social activities) by scheduled 30-min. visits twice a week with a stranger. Unscheduled visits and exhortation did not enhance ratings.

The Self-Efficacy in Multiple Sclerosis (SEMS) Scale

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 352-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Bonino ◽  
Federica Graziano ◽  
Martina Borghi ◽  
Davide Marengo ◽  
Giorgia Molinengo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Rasch Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
And Coping

Abstract. This research developed a new scale to evaluate Self-Efficacy in Multiple Sclerosis (SEMS). The aim of this study was to investigate dimensionality, item functioning, measurement invariance, and concurrent validity of the SEMS scale. Data were collected from 203 multiple sclerosis (MS) patients (mean age, 39.5 years; 66% women; 95% having a relapsing remitting form of MS). Fifteen items of the SEMS scale were submitted to patients along with measures of psychological well-being, sense of coherence, depression, and coping strategies. Data underwent Rasch analysis and correlation analysis. Rasch analysis indicates the SEMS as a multidimensional construct characterized by two correlated dimensions: goal setting and symptom management, with satisfactory reliability coefficients. Overall, the 15 items reported acceptable fit statistics; the scale demonstrated measurement invariance (with respect to gender and disease duration) and good concurrent validity (positive correlations with psychological well-being, sense of coherence, and coping strategies and negative correlations with depression). Preliminary evidence suggests that SEMS is a psychometrically sound measure to evaluate perceived self-efficacy of MS patients with moderate disability, and it would be a valuable instrument for both research and clinical applications.

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