Problem Focused Coping of Old Age Home Residents as Compared to Domestic Home Residents

The present study aims to investigate the problem-focused coping of old age home residents and own home residents of different ages and gender. The study was conducted on 120 old age male and female subjects of age range 70 ± 10 years. These subjects were taken from senior citizens staying in old age homes (60SS) and in the homes of/with their blood-related son (60SS). Each group of senior citizens further consisted of two groups of age, i.e., 60-67 years (30SS) and 73-80 years (30SS). Each group of age again consisted of two groups of gender, they were male and female with 15SS in each cell. In this way, a 2x2x2 factorial experimental design was employed in the research. A standardized test, i.e., Coping Strategies Scale developed by Shrivastava (2001) was used for measurement of variables under study. Data were collected individually from each subject after taking their consent. Obtained data were statistically analyzed by Mean, SD, and ANOVA. The results indicated that old age home residents, male subjects, and late age elderly people were found to be showing significantly higher scores on problem-focused coping as compared to their counterparts.