Mansore Niko Ghoftar; Mohammad Taghi Sayeedi
Volume 3, Issue 10 , September 2014, , Pages 38-46
Abstract
Objective: Since attention of the elderly is progressing rapidly in developingcountries in recent years, special attention to wisdom as an effective ability isnecessary. The relationships between wisdom and mental health in Iranianelderly were examined in this study.Method: In a descriptive-analytic ...
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Objective: Since attention of the elderly is progressing rapidly in developingcountries in recent years, special attention to wisdom as an effective ability isnecessary. The relationships between wisdom and mental health in Iranianelderly were examined in this study.Method: In a descriptive-analytic study, 114 older adults (61 males and 53 females)were selected by available sampling method and completed the Three-Dimensional Wisdom Scale(3D-WS) and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ).Data was analyzed through descriptive statistics, correlation coefficients andregression analysis.Findings: Results confirmed significant relationship between components of wisdomand mental health in sample group.Conclusions: Results indicate that Wisdom is a reliable predictor for mental healthin elderly population. Among the three wisdom dimensions (cognitivedimension, Reflective dimension , affective dimension) were predictors ofgeneral health.
