Relationship between coping and subjective well-being of elderly from the interior of the Brazilian Northeast

Relationship between coping and subjective well-being of elderly from the interior of the Brazilian Northeast

Abstract The objective of this study was to verify how the coping strategies, applied to health problems of the elderly, are related to the levels of Subjective Well-Being (SWB) in a cluster sample of 381 elderly people with an average age of 71.50 years (SD = 8.0), mostly female (73.4 %). The following instruments were used: Mini-Mental State Examination, Problem Coping Mode Scale, Satisfaction with Life Scale, Positive and Negative Affect Schedule and demographic issues. The results indicated that, among all the coping strategies, the most used were the Religious Practices. The Focus on Problem explained positively and the Focus on Emotion explained negatively the SWB. Therefore, focus on the problem contributes positively to the psychosocial adaptation of the elderly to health problems.

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Main Authors: Nunes,Rafael Pereira, Melo,Rômulo Lustosa Pimenteira de, Silva Júnior,Edivan Gonçalves da, Eulálio,Maria do Carmo
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Published: Curso de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2016
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spelling oai:scielo:S0102-797220160001031102016-06-17Relationship between coping and subjective well-being of elderly from the interior of the Brazilian NortheastNunes,Rafael PereiraMelo,Rômulo Lustosa Pimenteira deSilva Júnior,Edivan Gonçalves daEulálio,Maria do Carmo Coping styles Subjective well-being Elderly Health Abstract The objective of this study was to verify how the coping strategies, applied to health problems of the elderly, are related to the levels of Subjective Well-Being (SWB) in a cluster sample of 381 elderly people with an average age of 71.50 years (SD = 8.0), mostly female (73.4 %). The following instruments were used: Mini-Mental State Examination, Problem Coping Mode Scale, Satisfaction with Life Scale, Positive and Negative Affect Schedule and demographic issues. The results indicated that, among all the coping strategies, the most used were the Religious Practices. The Focus on Problem explained positively and the Focus on Emotion explained negatively the SWB. Therefore, focus on the problem contributes positively to the psychosocial adaptation of the elderly to health problems.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCurso de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPsicologia: Reflexão e Crítica v.29 20162016-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articletext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-79722016000103110en10.1186/s41155-016-0032-x
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description Abstract The objective of this study was to verify how the coping strategies, applied to health problems of the elderly, are related to the levels of Subjective Well-Being (SWB) in a cluster sample of 381 elderly people with an average age of 71.50 years (SD = 8.0), mostly female (73.4 %). The following instruments were used: Mini-Mental State Examination, Problem Coping Mode Scale, Satisfaction with Life Scale, Positive and Negative Affect Schedule and demographic issues. The results indicated that, among all the coping strategies, the most used were the Religious Practices. The Focus on Problem explained positively and the Focus on Emotion explained negatively the SWB. Therefore, focus on the problem contributes positively to the psychosocial adaptation of the elderly to health problems.
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