Quality of life, assertiveness, and personality dimensions in elderly men

• Authors: Zsuzsanna Olvasztóné Balogh , József Bognár , István Barthalos , Judit Kopkáné Plachy , Ráczné Németh Teodóra
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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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.

Keywords

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Elderly man; Quality of life; Assertiveness; Personality dimensions

• Publisher: Versita
• Journal: Biomedical Human Kinetics
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 4
• Pages: 88-92

Dates

published

1 - 1 - 2012

online

26 - 10 - 2012

Contributors

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Zsuzsanna Olvasztóné Balogh

• University of Debrecen, Faculty of Child and Adult Education, Hajdúböszörmény

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József Bognár

• Semmelweis University, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Budapest

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István Barthalos

• Semmelweis University, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Budapest

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Judit Kopkáné Plachy

• Semmelweis University, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Budapest

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Ráczné Németh Teodóra

• Local Government of Győr, Hungary

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10101-012-0016-y