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  • 标题:Quality of life, assertiveness, and personality dimensions in elderly men
  • 作者:Zsuzsanna Olvasztóné Balogh ; József Bognár ; István Barthalos
  • 期刊名称:Biomedical Human Kinetics
  • 电子版ISSN:2080-2234
  • 出版年度:2012
  • 卷号:4
  • 期号:1
  • 页码:88-92
  • DOI:10.2478/v10101-012-0016-y
  • 出版社:Walter de Gruyter GmbH
  • 摘要:

    Study aim: To assess quality of life, assertiveness associated with aging personalities, and personality dimensions as related to age, highest level of qualification, and place of residence of elderly males.

    Material and methods: Elderly (n = 1269) men were chosen from the clubs for the elderly from settlements in one of the poorest counties in Hungary. The sample was divided into groups according to their age (60-69 years old; 70 years old and above), education (primary, secondary/higher), and place of residence (village-town). Quality of life was assessed by Quality of Life – OLD (WHOQOL-OLD), assertiveness was measured by the Rathus assertiveness schedule, and personality characteristics were measured by the Big Five Questionnaire.

    Results: Predominantly, relatively low levels of the quality of life, assertiveness, and personality of elderly males were noticed. In none of the scales, no significant gender- or education-related differences were found; however, men living in a town had higher (p<0.05) levels of Sociability (3.49 vs. 3.42), Emotions (3.01 vs. 2.94), Openness (3.18 vs. 3.08), and Conscientiousness (3.37 vs. 3.30) and lower levels of Self-efficacy (0.31 vs. 0.69) than those living in villages.

    Conclusions: Age and level of education do not seem to have a meaningful effect on elderly men’s quality of life, assertiveness, and personality characteristics; however, elderly living in villages have fewer opportunities for successful ageing.

  • 关键词:Elderly man ; Quality of life ; Assertiveness ; Personality dimensions
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