Gender differences in self-esteem and quality of life among the elderly

Pages: 885-887
Veni R. K. (Department of B. Voc. Psychology, Jyothi Nivas College, Bangalore, Karnataka)
Annie Marie Merlene A. (Department of Psychology, University College, Trivandrum, Kerala)

Old age is the closing period in the life span of an individual. Like every other period in the life span, old age is characterised by certain physical and psychological changes. They face a change in their previous roles, or positions due to changes in their cognitive, conative, and other abilities. They need to pass through a series of status passages such as retirement, widowhood, and adjustment to death. The present study which aimed at finding out the Gender Differences in Self-Esteem and Quality Of Life among the Elderly was conducted on a sample of 200 Elderly people from Trivandrum. Two tools namely, the Self-esteem Inventory and Quality of Life Scale were used for the study. The findings of the study indicate that statistically a significant difference exists between the Elderly Men and Women, with regard to their Quality of Life, but no significant difference exists between them in their Self-esteem.