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Kaur, Samreet
- Psychological Well-Being of Elderly Parents Living With Children and in Empty Nest Families: Gender Differentials
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1 Department of Human Development, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, IN
2 School of Business Studies, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, IN
1 Department of Human Development, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, IN
2 School of Business Studies, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, IN
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Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing, Vol 7, No 10 (2016), Pagination: 1029-1032Abstract
This study entitled aimed to assess the “Gender differences in psychological well being of elderly parents living in two different settings i.e. those with children and in empty nest families. The sample included 60 elderly couples selected from middle income families of Ludhiana City . The results revealed that elderly women in both the settings were more prone to psychological problems than elderly men. However, the problems were more severe among elderly in empty nest families than those living with children. The elderly mothers in empty nests suffered from all types of psychological problems at significantly higher rate as compared to those living in full nest, except sensitivity. However, sensitivity was found to be the major problem in women but it was equally highest in both the settings. It shows that psychological health of mothers was more affected by their children leaving the home as compared to the fathers.Keywords
Psychological Well Being, Elderly Parents, Living With Children, Empty Nest Families.
- Status of Physical Health of Elderly Living With Children and in Empty Nest Families:An In-Depth Study
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1 Department of Human Development, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab), IN
1 Department of Human Development, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab), IN
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Asian Journal of Home Science, Vol 12, No 2 (2017), Pagination: 320-327Abstract
Ageing is a part of living. Poor health is often observed as one of the most serious problems in old age. Therefore by keeping the health concern of elderly in mind the study aimed to study in detail the Status of Physical health of elderly living with children and in empty nest families was conducted on a sample of 120 elderly man and women with children and in empty nest families, randomly selected from three chosen localities of Ludhiana city. The objective of the study was to assess the status of physical well-being of the elderly living with married children and in empty nest families. The results revealed that the level of different types of physical health problems on the whole was low among elderly men and women living in both the settings. However, the elderly parenting living in empty nest families were suffering from higher number of physical health problems as compared to them living with children.Keywords
Ageing, Physical Health, Parenting, Empty Nest, Problems.References
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