Individual values and spirituality and their meaning for affective well-being and engagement with life in very old age.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Individuals' ideals and aspirations are considered to constitute a central reference frame for subjective evaluations of their perceived reality, and, thus, to be crucial for individual quality of life (QoL) outcomes. By examining individual values and spirituality in very old people, the aim of this study was to describe two constructs representing the aspirations of the individual, as well as the relation of these constructs to both hedonic and eudaimonic QoL outcomes in very old age (VOA).

Material and methods

Cross-sectional data from a representative survey of people in VOA (NRW80+, n = 1863) were used. Individual values were assessed based on the Portrait Value Questionnaire. A revised questionnaire was developed drawing on the Spiritual Health and Life-Orie

SUBMITTER: Reissmann M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8551090 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature