Older people’s pleasant events and subjective well being

This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and relationships between subjective well being and involvement in pleasantevents in a sample of 156 community-dwelling older people without cognitive impairment. The Brazilian version of The California Older Person’s Pleasant Events Schedule assessed t...

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Autores: Ferreira, Heloísa Gonçalves, Suzuki, Sara Miyuki
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Brasil
Institución:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUC-CAMPINAS)
Repositorio:Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br:article/7206
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/estpsi/article/view/7206
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Aging
Leisure activities
Mental health
Envelhecimento
Atividades de lazer
Saúde mental
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Sumario:This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and relationships between subjective well being and involvement in pleasantevents in a sample of 156 community-dwelling older people without cognitive impairment. The Brazilian version of The California Older Person’s Pleasant Events Schedule assessed the involvement in pleasant events, and subjective well-being was assessed by the Life Satisfaction Scale and the Positive and Negative Affect Scale. The sample showed higher levels of positive affect compared to negative affect, higher frequency of Contemplative activities and lower frequency of Intellectual activities. Significant relationships were observed between the constructs in general, suggesting that the higher the Involvement of older people in Pleasant Events the higher their Subjective Well Being. Social and Competence activities as well as Contemplative activities showed stronger associations with Subjective Well Being. These findings are relevant for the development of interventions and public policies focused on older people’s mental health.