Autoconcepto, locus de control y orientación al éxito: sus relaciones predictivas en adultos mayores del nordeste brasileño / Autoconcept, locus de contrôle et orientation dirigée vers la réussite: ses relations predictives chez les adultes qui habite le Nordest brésilien / Self concept, locus of control and orientation to exit: their predictive relationships in brasilian northeast adults

El objetivo fue analizar las relaciones predictivas entre el autoconcepto, locus de control, orientación al éxito y evitación al fracaso en una muestra de adultos mayores de João Pessoa, Brasil. Participaron en este estudio 123 personas adultos mayores con edades entre 60 y 93 años, de las cuales, la mitad era del sexo masculino y la otra mitad de sexo femenino. Se utilizaron escalas de locus de control, autoconcepto y orientación al éxito validadas en población pessoense, así como un cuestionario sociodemográfi co diseñado exprofesso. Se utilizaron análisis de regresión jerárquica, encontrando diversas relaciones predictivas entre aspectos de personalidad, confi rmando el poder explicativo de las variables locus de control interno y externo, autoconcepto positivo y negativo y evitación al fracaso.

The objective of this work is to analyze predictive relationships between the locus of control, self-concept and the orientation toward achievement in 123 seniors' residents from João Pessoa, Paraiba Brazil. Their ages are between 60 and 93 years olds, the half of them was masculine sex and the other half was feminine sex. The used instruments were: locus of control, self-concept and orientation toward achievement scale, plus a social-demographic questionnaire. Analysis of regression were used, fi nding diverse predictive relations between personality aspects, confi rming the explanatory power of the variables locus of internal and external, autoconcepto positive and negative control and avoidance to failure.

L'objetif de cet article est d'analiser les relations predictives entre locus de contrôle, autoconcept et orientation dirigées la réussite de 123 agés entre 60 et 93 ans, moitié du sexe féminin et moitié du sexe masculin. Les instruments apliqués sont les suivantes: locus de contrôle, autoconcept et orientation dirigé au réussite validés dans la population qui habite la ville de João Pessoa, et aussi un questionnaire socialdemographique. Ce travail a eté soumis à une analyse de regression hierarchique, dont les résultats ont montré des rélations predictives divers entre les aspects de la personnalité, en entérinant le pouvoir explicatif des variables de locus de contrôle interne et externe, autoconcept positif et negatif et évitement de l´échec.

Relação do bem-estar subjetivo, estratégias de enfrentamento e apoio social em idosos / Relationships of subjective well-being, coping strategies and perceived social support in the elderly

Foram analisadas as relações das estratégias de enfrentamento, apoio social e variáveis sócio-demográficas com o bem-estar subjetivo de uma amostra de idosos. O bem-estar foi definido pela satisfação com a vida, os afetos positivos e afetos negativos. Participaram 123 idosos (média = 67,1; desvio padrão = 6,1), residentes em João Pessoa, Brasil. Análises de regressão hierárquica revelaram que (a) a satisfação com a vida é maior em mulheres, nas pessoas que recebem pensão, as pessoas que estão satisfeitas com o apoio recebido, as pessoas que dão apoio aos outros e nas pessoas que enfrentam os problemas de forma direta e uma re-avaliação positiva; (b) os afetos positivos aumentam com a satisfação do apoio recebido e com o enfrentamento direto e re-avaliativo e a diminuição do enfrentamento de esquiva e (c) os afetos negativos diminuem ao dar apoio e aumentam com o enfrentamento de esquiva. Os resultados mostram as diferenças dos componentes cognitivo e afetivo do bem-estar e apontam a necessidade de investigar a autonomia funcional do idoso.

Subjective well-being was studied in a sample of the elderly by analyzing the relationship among coping strategies, social support, and social-demographic variables. Well-being was defined by life satisfaction and positive and negative affect. There were 123 elderly participants (mean=67.1; standard deviation=6.1) who were residents in João Pessoa, Brazil. Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that (a) life satisfaction is higher in: women, people who receive pensions, people who are satisfied with the support they receive, people who give support to others, and people who cope with problems directly and by re-appraising the situation in a positive way; (b) positive affect increases with the satisfaction of the support received, with direct and re-appraisal coping, and with the decrease of coping by avoidance, and (c) negative affect decreases with giving support and increases with coping by avoidance. The results show the differences of the cognitive and affective components of well-being and identify the need to investigate the functional autonomy of the elderly.