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| Published: November 09, 2024
Adjustment and Mental Health among Senior Citizen Living in Old Age Home and Community Dwelling
Ph.D Research Scholar, Department of Psychology, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India Google Scholar More about the auther
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India Google Scholar More about the auther
DIP: 18.01.098.20241204
DOI: 10.25215/1204.098
ABSTRACT
India is diversified culture and is known to interdependence and harmony in family bonding. With the modernization and modified family system the older age people have adjustment problem with the younger generation, that troubles the mental health of the elderly. Objective: The present study focused on the Adjustment and mental health of senior citizen living in old age home and with family. Method: The research was conducted with 400 elderly people (200 living with family and 200 living in old age home) in the Salem district of Tamil Nadu. Social Adjustment scale for aged by Dr. Devendra Singh Sisodia and Ms. Rachna Khandelwal (2008) and Positive mental health inventory by Agashe and Helode (2008) was collected along with socio-demographic details. Results: The statistical analysis of Correlation test and t-test were performed in this study. The result indicates that adjustment and positive mental health were positively correlated. In addition, it was found that there is significant difference in the adjustment and mental health with respect to living environment.
Keywords
Adjustment, Mental Health, Elderly, Old age home, Community-dwelling
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© 2024, Sindhu, L.B. & Govind, K.
Received: September 19, 2024; Revision Received: November 05, 2024; Accepted: November 09, 2024
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ISSN 2348-5396
ISSN 2349-3429
18.01.098.20241204
10.25215/1204.098
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Published in Volume 12, Issue 4, October- December, 2024