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Happiness in advanced adulthood and the elderly

Ricardo PocinhoAntónio FerreiraCristina CruzEsperanza Navarro-pardo

subject

education.field_of_studyMindfulnessSuccessful agingFlourishingmedia_common.quotation_subject05 social sciencesPopulation050109 social psychologyMental health050105 experimental psychologyScale (social sciences)Well-beingHappiness0501 psychology and cognitive scienceseducationPsychologymedia_commonClinical psychology

description

The purpose of this study was to critically analyse the role that positive emotions, flourishing and mindfulness have among the elderly. It was explored how these concepts can contribute to successful aging and higher levels of happiness in this population. To this end, we conducted a non-experimental correlational study with 329 participants, aged from 55 to 98 years. Questionnaires were used to collect data through the following instruments: a socio-demographic questionnaire, Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) and PANAS (Positive and Negative Affect Schedule), FS (Flourishing scale), PST (Positivity test), MHI-5 (Mental Health Inventory -- 5).

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2016-11-02Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality
https://doi.org/10.1145/3012430.3012549