Relationship between psychological capital and life quality in elderly people / 中国心理卫生杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To explore the relation between psychological capital and life quality in elderly people.Methods:Total 409 elderly people aged 60 years and above in urban and rural areas of Hubei Province,Jiangsu Province,Shanxi Province and Chongqing municipality were surveyed with the Positive Psychological capital Questionnaire (PPQ) and Genetic Quality of Life Inventory-74(GQOLI-74).Results:The PPQ total score was (118 ± 21),the GQOLI-74 total score was (54 ± 10).The PPQ total score and its dimension scores were positively correlated with the GQOLI-74 total score and its dimension scores (r =0.15-0.53,Ps ＜ 0.01).The PPQ total score positively predicted GQOLI-74 total score (β =0.46,P ＜ 0.001).Conclusion:Psychological capital may be closely related to life quality of elderly people.Developing and promoting the psychological capital may be beneficial to improving the life quality and psychological health level of elderly people.