Relationship between Stressful events and Psychiatric (Psychological) Problems of the Elderly: The Role of Religious Orientation

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1 psychology,education and psychology,Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University,Tabriz,Iran

2 psychology Student ,faculty of Education & Psychology ,Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University

3 Psychology Student,faculty of Education & psychology,Azarbijan Shahid Madani University

Abstract

The elderly experience a lot of emotional problems when they face stressful events of which religious orientation could act as a protective layer in the elderly. Hence, present study was conducted to reveal the relationship between stressful events and psychiatric (Psychological) problems  with mediation role of religious orientation in the elderly. This is a descriptive correctional study.  The statistical community of this study consisted of all the elderly men and women over 60 years old in  Hamedan Nursing Homes. Sample  size was 92 (52 male and 40 female). They were selected using available sampling method. The data collection tools included the stressful life events Questionnaire of pickle and colleagues, Psychiatric (Psychological) problems Questionnaire of Dragotis and colleagues and Religious Orientation Questionnaire of Alport. Data analysis was conducted using Path Analysis Statistical Tests and Pearson Correlation Coefficient and SPSS.22 software and Smart pl s.2. Results showed that stressful events of life have a positive and significant relationship (p<0.05) with psychological problems and significant negative relationship  with religious orientation (p<0.01). Also, the results of this study is indicative of the fact that although stressful events play an important role in creating psychiatric  problems in the elderly period, the religious orientation as a mediator variable plays an important part in reducing psychiatric problems late in life.
 

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Aging Psychology
Volume 3, Issue 3 - Serial Number 10
February 2018
Pages 207-217

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  • Receive Date: 29 January 2018
  • Revise Date: 21 March 2018
  • Accept Date: 07 May 2018

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