FACTORES ASOCIADOS A LA SATISFACCIÓN DE VIDA DE ADULTOS MAYORES DE 60 AÑOS EN LIMA-PERÚ
Julio Inga Aranda *Abstract:
One hundred twenty two older adults were interviewed at Lima city with the porpuse of identify main factors associated to life satisfaction. For this, it was built seven scales (resentment, satisfaction of life, older adult punishment, dependece by disability, social support, prosocial friendly identity, antisocial friendly identity).
The results point out those socio demographic features of sample is similar to the national and international older adult's population. By other hand, it was found that interviewed old people have a high life satisfaction; nevertheless they point out to have a high level of insatisfaction en aspects such as body weakness, feelings of be given up by relatives and loneliness or be hopeless.
In addition, it was found that resentment was the first factor associated to life satisfaction, follow by level of instruction, social support received, psychoactive substances consumption, family ill treating and friendly amount.
Key words : Life satisfaction, resentment, social support, friendly identity, relative punishment, elder adult, Lima .
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