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EFFECT OF SOLITARY ON DEPRESSION AND WELLBEING OF OLDER ADULTS RESIDING IN OLD HOMES

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2021(VI-I).13      10.31703/gsr.2021(VI-I).13      Published : Mar 2021

Effect of Solitary on Depression and Well-being of Older Adults Residing in Old Homes

Abstract

    The study aimed to examine the effect of solitary on depression and the well-being of older adults residing in old homes. The sample comprised of older adults residing in old homes (N = 100). Solitude Scale, Depression subscale of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale and Short Warwick Edinburg Mental Well-Being Scale were applied on the older adults. Linear Regression analysis showed that solitary positively predicted depression in older adults residing in old homes, whereas solitary negatively predicted well-being in older adults residing in old homes. The findings of this study can be used to improve the mental health of older adults residing in old homes.

    Solitary, Depression, Well-Being, Older Adults, Old Homes

    (1) Ammara Sattar
    Department of Psychology, University of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Naveed Riaz
    Department of Psychology, University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Asma Rashid
    Department of Psychology, University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
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    TURABIAN : Sattar, Ammara, Muhammad Naveed Riaz, and Asma Rashid. "Effect of Solitary on Depression and Well-being of Older Adults Residing in Old Homes." Global Sociological Review VI, no. I (2021): 96-102. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2021(VI-I).13