Familial Perception: Characteristics of Good and Poor Elderly Adjustment

Pages: 444-446
Shabnam Ansari (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Community Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana Punjab)
Tejpreet Kaur Kang (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Community Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana Punjab)

The present study was conducted in Kanpur city, of Uttar Pradesh State. The purpose of the study was to know the familial perception towards for improving quality of their elderly parents. Four wards were selected randomly for the study. Self structured Interview Schedule for family Cohesion, communication and adaptability was used towards their aged elderly parents which consisted of both open ended and closed ended questions. A total of 150 family members were interviewed in which maximum 137 were children and rest 13 were daughter in law of aged elderly. The data was analyzed in terms of frequency and percentage. The study found that for majority of the respondents ability to enjoy present activities without comparing the past was one of the most indicator of good adjustment and wish for things to be the same as they were younger and resist to any changes was poor adjustment characteristics for most of the respondents.