Resilience and Old Age: a comparative study among elderly people of different socioeconomic levels

Authors

  • Ludgleydson Fernandes de Araújo Psicologia, Professor Adjunto do Programa de Pós-Graduação (Stricto sensu) em Psicologia, Universidade Federal do Piauí, UFPI, Campus Ministro Reis Velloso. Parnaíba, PI, Brasil.
  • Rayfran José Sousa Silva Psicologia. Universidade Federal do Piauí, UFPI, Campus Ministro Reis Velloso. Parnaíba, PI, Brasil.
  • José Victor de Oliveira Santos Bolsista de Iniciação Científica PIBIC/CNPq. Graduando em Psicologia, Universidade Federal do Piauí, UFPI, Campus Ministro Reis Velloso. Parnaíba, PI, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2017v20i1p389-407

Keywords:

Resilience, Aging, Social classes.

Abstract

The present study had as main objective to study and compare the levels of resilience between elderly people of different social classes (low income and high income). Twenty elderly individuals, ranging in age from 61 to 84 years (M = 67, 75 SD = 6.17) participated. From the semi-structured interview, we used Bardin's content analysis. The elderly in both groups reported difficulties arising from the old age and are equipped with ideas and resources to overcome the obstacles that life presents.

Keywords: Resilience; Aging; Social classes.

Author Biographies

Ludgleydson Fernandes de Araújo, Psicologia, Professor Adjunto do Programa de Pós-Graduação (Stricto sensu) em Psicologia, Universidade Federal do Piauí, UFPI, Campus Ministro Reis Velloso. Parnaíba, PI, Brasil.

Ludgleydson Fernandes de Araújo - Doutor em Psicologia, Universidade de Granada, Espanha, com período-sanduíche na Università di Bologna, Itália. Professor Adjunto do Programa de Pós-Graduação (Stricto sensu) em Psicologia, Universidade Federal do Piauí, UFPI, Campus Ministro Reis Velloso. Parnaíba, PI, Brasil.

E-mail: ludgleydson@yahoo.com.br

Rayfran José Sousa Silva, Psicologia. Universidade Federal do Piauí, UFPI, Campus Ministro Reis Velloso. Parnaíba, PI, Brasil.

Rayfran José Sousa Silva – Psicólogo, Universidade Federal do Piauí, UFPI, Campus Ministro Reis Velloso. Parnaíba, PI, Brasil.

E-mail: ray_files@hotmail.com

José Victor de Oliveira Santos, Bolsista de Iniciação Científica PIBIC/CNPq. Graduando em Psicologia, Universidade Federal do Piauí, UFPI, Campus Ministro Reis Velloso. Parnaíba, PI, Brasil.

José Victor de Oliveira Santos – Bolsista de Iniciação Científica PIBIC/CNPq. Graduando em Psicologia, Universidade Federal do Piauí, UFPI, Campus Ministro Reis Velloso. Parnaíba, PI, Brasil.

E-mail: victorolintos@hotmail.com

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Published

2017-03-30

How to Cite

Araújo, L. F. de, Silva, R. J. S., & Santos, J. V. de O. (2017). Resilience and Old Age: a comparative study among elderly people of different socioeconomic levels. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 20(1), 389–407. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2017v20i1p389-407

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 1 (2017)

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Papers

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