The Comparison of Life Satisfaction, Distress tolerance and Stress coping styles in Elderly men with remarriage and single Elderly men

Niknam, Mandana; Teymouri, Maryam

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

mandana niknam ¹
maryam teymouri ²

¹ Corresponding Author: Assistant professor, Dept of psychology and Humanities, faculty of human science, Khatam University, Tehran, Iran

² MSc, Rehabilitation Counseling, Dept of counseling, Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Introduction: Elderly marriage is one of the appropriate arrangements to improve quality of life indicators in the elderly which makes the elderly to not be alone and to keep their spirits together. The purpose of this study was to compare the satisfaction of life, distress tolerance and coping styles in elderly men with re-marriage and single elderly men.
Materials & Method: The research design was causal-comparative. The statistical population included 40 remarried elderlies and 40 single elderlies of Tehran, who were selected using a snowball sampling method. For data collection, life satisfaction questionnaire, distress tolerance and stress coping styles were used. Data were analyzed using independent t-test and analysis of variance.
Results: findings showed that the Life Satisfaction of elderly men with re-marriage is higher than single elderly men (p < 0/001). also, the results showed that there is a significant difference between tolerance and coping styles in elderly men with remarriage and single elderly men (p < 0/001). remarriage Elderly men more use distress assessment and distress adjustment but single elderly men use the attraction and tolerance component. elderly men whit remarriage in stressful situations use focused cognitive assessment and problem-solving focused coping. But single elderly men are more likely to use emotion-focused coping, social support, and physical restraint coping-focused.
Conclusion: Therefore, single elderly men are more vulnerable to married elderly men, and more effort is needed to increase their mental health.

Keywords

Main Subjects

Aging

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The Comparison of Life Satisfaction, Distress tolerance and Stress coping styles in Elderly men with remarriage and single Elderly men

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Volume 28, Issue 1
January and February 2021
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The Comparison of Life Satisfaction, Distress tolerance and Stress coping styles in Elderly men with remarriage and single Elderly men

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Volume 28, Issue 1January and February 2021Pages 23-29

Volume 28, Issue 1
January and February 2021
Pages 23-29