Attitude toward aging seniors and psychological well-being

Authors

  • Lorenna Cláudia Carvalho Silva
  • Lorenna Megg Barbosa Farias
  • Taiana Silva de Oliveira
  • Dóris Firmino Rabelo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2012v15i2p119-140

Keywords:

Attitude, Psychological Well-Being, Elderly

Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate attitudes and psychological well-being of the elderly in Santo Antônio de Jesus-Ba. This is a descriptive, field, quantitative, where the sample was non-probabilistic, consisting of 54 seniors. The elderly showed positive attitudes towards old age and a positive sense of psychological well-being. Attitudes can act as coping mechanisms in the face of losses of old age by increasing the psychological adjustment.

Author Biographies

Lorenna Cláudia Carvalho Silva

Graduanda do curso de Psicologia, da Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia.

Lorenna Megg Barbosa Farias

Graduanda do curso de Psicologia, da Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia.

Taiana Silva de Oliveira

Graduanda do curso de Psicologia, da Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia.

Dóris Firmino Rabelo

Professora-Assistente do Centro de Ciências da Saúde da UFRB-Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia.

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How to Cite

Silva, L. C. C., Farias, L. M. B., Oliveira, T. S. de, & Rabelo, D. F. (2013). Attitude toward aging seniors and psychological well-being. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 15(2), 119–140. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2012v15i2p119-140

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 2 (2012)

Section

Papers

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