Happiness in advanced adulthood and elderlythe role of positive emotions, flourishing and mindfulness as well-being factors for successful ageing

  1. Cruz Fulgêncio, Ana Cristina
unter der Leitung von:
  1. Esperanza Navarro Pardo Doktorvater/Doktormutter
  2. Ricardo Filipe da Silva Pocinho Co-Doktorvater/Doktormutter

Universität der Verteidigung: Universitat de València

Fecha de defensa: 21 von Juni von 2019

Gericht:
  1. Onésimo Juncos Rabadán Präsident
  2. Antonio Muñoz García Sekretär/in
  3. Margarita Ines cigarán méndez Vocal

Art: Dissertation

Teseo: 596093 DIALNET lock_openTESEO editor

Zusammenfassung

This study critically analyses the role of Happiness among the Portuguese elderly. The term is understood as a grouping of variables including Subjective Well-being, defined by satisfaction with life, positive and negative affects, flourishing, optimism and pessimism, positive and negative emotions, meaning of life, religiosity, Spirituality, and mindfulness. The qualities of Happiness are explored as they contribute to successful ageing and higher levels of Happiness in the elderly. We conducted a correlational study of 329 participants, aged 55 to 98 years. We used several questionnaires to gather data as a socio-demographic questionnaire, Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), Positive and Negative Affect (PANAS), Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), Flourishing Scale (FS), Positivity test (PST), Mental Health Inventory-5 (MHI-5) Life Extended Orientation Test (LOT) and Meaning Life Questionnaire (MLQ). Results indicated the meaning of life, mindfulness attention, positive emotions and optimism are important factors for ageing well. On the contrary, gender, marital status, religiosity, and income are not predominant factors of Subjective Well-being in ageing. This study found six significant predictors of flourishing: satisfaction with life, positive or negative affects, optimism, positive and negative emotions, meaning of life, and mindfulness attention.