Psychosocial functioning in the elderly: an assessment of self-concept and depression

The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between self-concept and depression in elderly people living in Residential Aged Care (RAC) settings. Forty-five residents, comprising 17 males and 28 females (M = 82.64 years, SD = 8.38 years), were recruited from 10 low-care, RAC facilities in...

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Autores principales:	Nicci Grace, Samia R. Toukhsati
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Publicado:	Universidad de San Buenaventura 2014
Materias:	Depression Self-concept Quality of Life Residential Aged Care Psychosocial functioning. Psychology BF1-990
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c22fe46089e448e986ab89c4586325982021-11-25T02:22:28ZPsychosocial functioning in the elderly: an assessment of self-concept and depression10.21500/20112084.6632011-20842011-7922https://doaj.org/article/c22fe46089e448e986ab89c4586325982014-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://revistas.usb.edu.co/index.php/IJPR/article/view/663https://doaj.org/toc/2011-2084https://doaj.org/toc/2011-7922The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between self-concept and depression in elderly people living in Residential Aged Care (RAC) settings. Forty-five residents, comprising 17 males and 28 females (M = 82.64 years, SD = 8.38 years), were recruited from 10 low-care, RAC facilities in Melbourne, Australia. Participants completed the Geriatric Depression Scale – Short Form and the Tennessee Self Concept Scale: 2. The results revealed that all self-concept domains were significantly lower in RAC residents in comparison to norms drawn from community dwelling samples (p < 0.05). Moreover, a significant inverse relationship between depression and self-concept domains (p < 0.05) was observed in RAC residents, with 28.8% of the variance in depression scores accounted for by Physical Self Concept. These findings identify self-concept, particularly physical self-concept, as an important predictor of psychosocial well-being in elderly RAC residents. Further research is needed to examine the efficacy of psychosocial and rehabilitative interventions to optimise self-concept in RAC residents.Nicci GraceSamia R. ToukhsatiUniversidad de San BuenaventuraarticleDepressionSelf-conceptQuality of LifeResidential Aged CarePsychosocial functioning.PsychologyBF1-990ENESInternational Journal of Psychological Research, Vol 7, Iss 1 (2014)
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spellingShingle	Depression Self-concept Quality of Life Residential Aged Care Psychosocial functioning. Psychology BF1-990 Nicci Grace Samia R. Toukhsati Psychosocial functioning in the elderly: an assessment of self-concept and depression
description	The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between self-concept and depression in elderly people living in Residential Aged Care (RAC) settings. Forty-five residents, comprising 17 males and 28 females (M = 82.64 years, SD = 8.38 years), were recruited from 10 low-care, RAC facilities in Melbourne, Australia. Participants completed the Geriatric Depression Scale – Short Form and the Tennessee Self Concept Scale: 2. The results revealed that all self-concept domains were significantly lower in RAC residents in comparison to norms drawn from community dwelling samples (p < 0.05). Moreover, a significant inverse relationship between depression and self-concept domains (p < 0.05) was observed in RAC residents, with 28.8% of the variance in depression scores accounted for by Physical Self Concept. These findings identify self-concept, particularly physical self-concept, as an important predictor of psychosocial well-being in elderly RAC residents. Further research is needed to examine the efficacy of psychosocial and rehabilitative interventions to optimise self-concept in RAC residents.
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title_short	Psychosocial functioning in the elderly: an assessment of self-concept and depression
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Psychosocial functioning in the elderly: an assessment of self-concept and depression

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