Life review and Psychological well-being among older adults

Abstract

The study sought to determine the extent to which life review influence the psychological well-being of older individuals in Calabar municipality of Cross River State, Nigeria. The ex-post facts design was adopted using a sample size of 200 drawn through accidental sampling and a 20-part questionnaire with reliability estimates of 0.63 & 0.61 was used to collect the data. Pearson Product Moment correlation was used to analyze the data in line with the two hypothesis formulated and result revealed that earlier network of relationships and life style significantly influence psychological well-being of older adults. It is recommended that counselors assist older individuals as they take their journey into memory lane so that the pieces of reflection can be placed in their proper perspectives.

Key Words: Life review, reminiscence, relationship, life style