Depression among senior citizens residing in different living arrangements
| dc.contributor.advisor | Chandrakala Singh | |
| dc.contributor.author | Rana, Shamli | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-05-30T03:10:36Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-05-30T03:10:36Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Ageing is the natural and inevitable phenomenon. Our society is undergoing rapid changes because of irreversible phenomenon of globalization, industrialization and rapid urbanization which eventually leading us towards family disintegration. The increasing number of nuclear families led to the ignorance towards our elderly in home. Depression occurs at old age as a result of isolation and emotional insecurity. It refers to a heterogeneous set of phenomenon ranging from simple mood swings to severe affective state. The study examined the level of depression among elderly residing in different living arrangements like living with family, without family and in institutional setting for e.g. old age home etc. The study was conducted in two districts namely Hisar and Bikaner from Haryana and Rajasthan respectively. The total sample consisted of 180 respondents i.e. 90 from each district. 30 respondents were selected from each living arrangements in both the districts. The Beck Depression Inventory was used to record the responses on depression occurrence. It was found that majority of respondents were economically dependent on their children followed by pension holders. The leisure time utilization was high among elderly residing in institutions and those living with family. Very few cases of borderline depression were found during the study. The health status of majority of respondents was average. The results reveal that elderly male is more likely to suffer depression as compared to female counterparts. The results related to correlation of depression with personal and socio-economic variables revealed that the living arrangements and age are significantly and positively correlated with depression, whereas gender and education status are significantly and negatively correlated with depression from personal variables. The media exposure variable is positively correlated with depression, that is, as the economic dependency and family support system increases, it decreases the depression. The study concludes that in respondents living without family there were high incidence of low leisure time utilization and high depression as compared to those residing in institutions or living with family. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810048124 | |
| dc.keywords | Depression, elderly, senior citizens, living arrangements | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | CCSHAU | en_US |
| dc.sub | Human Development and Family Studies | |
| dc.subject | null | en_US |
| dc.theme | Depression among senior citizens residing in different living arrangements | en_US |
| dc.these.type | M.Sc | en_US |
| dc.title | Depression among senior citizens residing in different living arrangements | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |