Perception of Loneliness and Meaning of Life with Elderly People
The aim of this study was, through research of attitudes, to establish perception of loneliness and meaning of life of the elderly people who have the institutional and non-institutional support. The authors in the study started from the assumption that the attitudes of elderly people who have the i...
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| author | Izet Pehlić Sakib Peskić Nermin Tufekčić |
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| description | The aim of this study was, through research of attitudes, to establish perception of loneliness and meaning of life of the elderly people who have the institutional and non-institutional support. The authors in the study started from the assumption that the attitudes of elderly people who have the institutional and non-institutional support does not have statistically significant difference in the perception of loneliness and meaning of life.
The method of theoretical analysis and descriptive-analytic survey method was used from research methods. Short form UCLA Loneliness Scale (Allen and Oshagan, 1995) and the Purpose in Life test (Crumbaugh & Maholick, 1964) - adapted form of PIL test (Debats, 1996) were used from research instruments.
The research sample consisted of 150 elderly people who use residential care as a form of support and 150 elderly people who live in their households and do not use the services of dormitory accommodation.
The results of the research showed that elderly people living in their households show statistically significantly higher levels on a scale of loneliness than the elderly people who have institutional treatment. On the other hand, elderly people who have institutional social support show statistically greater values on the meaning of life scale than people living in their households. The variables sex and age were not statistically significantly associated with variables loneliness and meaning of life. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d3504e6a04ae408b9fc0c054c40b9f6f2022-12-21T21:19:55ZbosUniversity of Tuzla, Faculty of Humanities and Social SciencesDruštvene i Humanističke Studije2490-36042490-36472019-12-0143 (9)323342Perception of Loneliness and Meaning of Life with Elderly PeopleIzet Pehlić0Sakib Peskić1Nermin Tufekčić2The Islamic Pedagogical Faculty in Zenica, Bosnia and HerzegowinaThe Islamic Pedagogical Faculty in Zenica, Bosnia and HerzegowinaThe Islamic Pedagogical Faculty in Zenica, Bosnia and HerzegowinaThe aim of this study was, through research of attitudes, to establish perception of loneliness and meaning of life of the elderly people who have the institutional and non-institutional support. The authors in the study started from the assumption that the attitudes of elderly people who have the institutional and non-institutional support does not have statistically significant difference in the perception of loneliness and meaning of life. The method of theoretical analysis and descriptive-analytic survey method was used from research methods. Short form UCLA Loneliness Scale (Allen and Oshagan, 1995) and the Purpose in Life test (Crumbaugh & Maholick, 1964) - adapted form of PIL test (Debats, 1996) were used from research instruments. The research sample consisted of 150 elderly people who use residential care as a form of support and 150 elderly people who live in their households and do not use the services of dormitory accommodation. The results of the research showed that elderly people living in their households show statistically significantly higher levels on a scale of loneliness than the elderly people who have institutional treatment. On the other hand, elderly people who have institutional social support show statistically greater values on the meaning of life scale than people living in their households. The variables sex and age were not statistically significantly associated with variables loneliness and meaning of life.http://www.dhs.ff.untz.ba/index.php/home/article/view/295/229social supportelderly peoplelonelinessmeaning of life |
| spellingShingle | Izet Pehlić Sakib Peskić Nermin Tufekčić Perception of Loneliness and Meaning of Life with Elderly People Društvene i Humanističke Studije social support elderly people loneliness meaning of life |
| title | Perception of Loneliness and Meaning of Life with Elderly People |
| title_full | Perception of Loneliness and Meaning of Life with Elderly People |
| title_fullStr | Perception of Loneliness and Meaning of Life with Elderly People |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perception of Loneliness and Meaning of Life with Elderly People |
| title_short | Perception of Loneliness and Meaning of Life with Elderly People |
| title_sort | perception of loneliness and meaning of life with elderly people |
| topic | social support elderly people loneliness meaning of life |
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