Relationship between Meaning in life, Psychological Wellbeing, and Depression in Elderly (Published)
The current study aims to know the relationship Meaning in life, and Psychological Wellbeing and Depression in Elderly. The study sample consisted of (70) males and females, (35 females, 35 males) and their age ranged between (60 to 75) years with an average and a standard deviation 66.2±4.4) years. The years of education ranged between (8-15) years with mean and standard deviation of (12.3 ±2.8) years. The research tools were the The Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ), Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), Psychological Well-Being. The results of the statistical analysis of the data revealed a positive correlation between Meaning in life and Well-Bing, Negative correlation between meaning in life and depression, negative correlation between welling and depression.
Citation: Basher E. (2022) Relationship between Meaning in life, Psychological Wellbeing, and Depression in Elderly, British Journal of Psychology Research, Vol.10, No. 2, pp., 23-29
Keywords: Depression, Elderly, meaning in life, psychological-wellbeing