Dept. of Psychology, Literature and Humanistic Sciences Faculty, Lorestan university, Khorramabd, Iran
10.22126/jap.2024.9873.1745
Abstract
Retirement has become an increasingly important topic in psychological research, which is accompanied by problems. Therefore, it is necessary to intervene in order to increase the sense of cohesion and reduce the retirement syndrome. Therefore, this study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of life review on the sense of coherence and retirement syndrome in the elderly. The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of the research was all the retired male teachers (60 years old and older) of Harsin city in 2022. The sample size of the research included 30 retired male teachers (60 years old and older) who were selected by available sampling method and according to the study entry and exit criteria. The experimental group received Haight and Webster's life review educational intervention during 6 sessions of 90 minutes. The research tools were the questionnaires of Antonovsky's sense of coherence and the retirement syndrome of Bozorgmehri et al. The data were analyzed by univariate covariance analysis at the 0.05 level using SPSS version 26 software. The findings showed that life review intervention has significant effectiveness in increasing the sense of coherence of the elderly and reducing their retirement syndrome. Participants in the life review group showed a significant improvement in the sense of coherence and retirement syndrome compared to the control group. According to the empirical evidence of the positive effects of life review on the sense of coherence and retirement syndrome, it is recommended that all retirement centers and nursing homes and even elderly families use this convenient, cheap, fast and practical method.
Abbasi, M., Hojati, M., & Bahrami, E. (2024). The effectiveness of life review on the sense of coherence and Retirement syndrome in the elderly. Aging Psychology, (), -. doi: 10.22126/jap.2024.9873.1745
MLA
Mohammad Abbasi; Mohammad Hojati; Erfan Bahrami. "The effectiveness of life review on the sense of coherence and Retirement syndrome in the elderly". Aging Psychology, , , 2024, -. doi: 10.22126/jap.2024.9873.1745
HARVARD
Abbasi, M., Hojati, M., Bahrami, E. (2024). 'The effectiveness of life review on the sense of coherence and Retirement syndrome in the elderly', Aging Psychology, (), pp. -. doi: 10.22126/jap.2024.9873.1745
VANCOUVER
Abbasi, M., Hojati, M., Bahrami, E. The effectiveness of life review on the sense of coherence and Retirement syndrome in the elderly. Aging Psychology, 2024; (): -. doi: 10.22126/jap.2024.9873.1745
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