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Self esteem and factors associated with social conditions in the elderly

Objective: To evaluate self-esteem and its association with the social conditions in elderly corresidentes in the Jequitinhonha Valley, Minas Gerais. Methods: Epidemiological study, population-based household survey, conducted with 279 elderly residents in urban and rural area of the municipality of Salto da Divisa/MG without cognitive impairment according to the criteria of the Mini Mental State Examination. For obtaining the data, it was used the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and the Brazil Old Age Schedule questionnaire. The data were tabulated and analyzed using SPSS®. To verify the association it was used the Pearson's chi-square test (X2), with 5% significance level. Results: Regarding self-esteem, 22,9% had high, 69,5% had normal and 7,5% had low self-esteem. Significant differences were found between self-esteem and the variables educational level (p = 0.005) and satisfaction with cohabitants (p = 0.048). Conclusion: In the studied population, to have education and interpersonal relationships at home are configured as protective factors for good self-esteem.

Self esteem and factors associated with social conditions in the elderly

Urheber*in: Meira, Saulo Sacramento; Alves Vilela, Alba Benemérita; Casotti, Cezar Augusto; Silva, Doane Martins da

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Autoestima e fatores associados às condições sociais em idosos
Autoestima y factores asociados a las condiciones sociales en idosos
Sprache
Englisch
Umfang
Seite(n): 738-744
ISSN
2175-5361
Anmerkungen
Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

Erschienen in
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 9(3)

Thema
Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie
Psychologie
Sozialpsychologie
Gerontologie, Alterssoziologie
alter Mensch
Selbstbild
Zufriedenheit
Befragung
Familie
Lebensbedingungen
Selbstwertgefühl
Generationenverhältnis
Bildungsniveau

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Meira, Saulo Sacramento
Alves Vilela, Alba Benemérita
Casotti, Cezar Augusto
Silva, Doane Martins da
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wann)
2017

DOI
URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-53455-3
Rechteinformation
GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
Letzte Aktualisierung
21.06.2024, 16:27 MESZ

Objekttyp

  • Zeitschriftenartikel

Beteiligte

  • Meira, Saulo Sacramento
  • Alves Vilela, Alba Benemérita
  • Casotti, Cezar Augusto
  • Silva, Doane Martins da

Entstanden

  • 2017

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