ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Parinya Tomana, Raviwan Srisuchart

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: Self-esteem of the elderly and support factors

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Journal of Mental Health of Thailand, Vol.13, No. 1, January 2005, Page 28-37.

รายละเอียด / Details:

The objective of this descriptive research was to study self-esteem and supported factors influencing the elderly. The data were collected by stratified systematic random sampling in 4 regions and Bangkok metropolitan, 1 district in each province and 2 districts in Bangkok. There were 308 elderly participants completed the constructed questionnaire by interviewing during July 9-September 12, 2004. Statiscial analysis i.e. percentage, mean, standard deviation chi-squaare significance at 0.05 was applied. The results found that the self-esteem of the elderly at medium level was 40.9% and at high level was 31.5%. The factors significantly associated with the self-esteem were marrital status, education, sufficient income, social status, personal health problem, ability to perform of daily living self-satisfaction, help giving to children or relatives and friends, get helps from children or relatives and friends, activities participation with children or relatives and friends. The above supporting factors significantly associated with the self-esteem of the elderly. It was suggested that self-esteem should be promoted in term of emphasizing ongoing long-term planning on health and mental health promotion and prevention, quality of life for the elderly in the aspects of well-being socio-ecomic and environment.

Keywords: self-esteem, elderly, support factors, social status, personal health problem, mental health promotion, prevention, quality of life

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 2005

Address: Bureau of Mental Health Technical Development, Department of Mental Health

Code: 2005000037

ISSN/ISBN: 2859-497-X

Country of publication: Thailand

Language: English.

Category: Abstract Journal.

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