Successful Aging as a Determinant of Life Satisfaction and Will to Live among Older Adults
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Key words: Successful Aging, Life Satisfaction, Will to Live, Older AdultsAbstract
The study's objective was to determine how older adults' life satisfaction and will to live are affected by successful aging. The Institute of Southern Punjab employees in Multan, Pakistan, were the target population. The older individuals in the Multan region who were at least 55 years old were the target population. Purposive sampling was used to get a sample of individuals. Older people having at least an intermediate level of education met the inclusion criteria for the sample. The research design used for the study was correlational. A sample of 106 people was used to collect data. The method of surveying was used for collecting data. One of the tools utilized to gather data was the Successful Aging Scale. (Gary T. Reker, 2009), The Satisfaction with Life Scale (Diener, 1985) and the will-to-live (Sara Carmel, 2015). The acquired data was examined with the use of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences, (SPSS 23). All the variables showed a significant association, according to the results. Regression analysis and correlation were performed on the collected information using SPSS. The study's findings show that successful aging significantly improves older adults' life satisfaction and will to live. The results would be useful in conducting further research. This research will expand the body of knowledge on psychological studies including elderly people. It will result in an increased awareness of the significance of the aging phenomenon and its effects on older persons' psychological well-being.
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