Older people’s pleasant events and subjective well being

FERREIRA, Heloísa Gonçalves; SUZUKI, Sara Miyuki

doi:10.1590/1982-0275202239e200092

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DEVELOPMENT PSYCHOLOGY • Estud. psicol. 39 • 2022 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-0275202239e200092 copy

Older people’s pleasant events and subjective well being

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Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and relationships between subjective well being and involvement in pleasant events in a sample of 156 community-dwelling older people without cognitive impairment. The Brazilian version of The California Older Person’s Pleasant Events Schedule assessed the involvement in pleasant events, and subjective well-being was assessed by the Life Satisfaction Scale and the Positive and Negative Affect Scale. The sample showed higher levels of positive affect compared to negative affect, higher frequency of Contemplative activities and lower frequency of Intellectual activities. Significant relationships were observed between the constructs in general, suggesting that the higher the Involvement of older people in Pleasant Events the higher their Subjective Well Being. Social and Competence activities as well as Contemplative activities showed stronger associations with Subjective Well Being. These findings are relevant for the development of interventions and public policies focused on older people’s mental health.

Keywords
Aging; Leisure activities; Mental health

Variables		%
Gender
	Female	83.3
	Male	16.7
Age
	60-70	57.7
	71-80	33.3
	81-90	0 9.0
Education
	Illiterate	14.2
	Can read and write	85.8
Self-rated health
	Excellent/Very good	23.2
	Good/ Reasonable	68.4
	Bad	0 8.4

Variables	Mean	Standard Deviation	Minimum	Maximum
General Frequency	1.34	0.30	0.43	1.94
General Pleasure	1.69	0.21	0.91	2
Social and Competence Activities	1.22	0.39	0.19	2
Contemplative Activities	1.67	0.28	0.57	2
Practical Activities	1.11	0.38	0.22	2
Intellectual Activities	0.8	0.66	0	2
Happy	7.72	2.55	1	10
Satisfied	7.67	2.47	0	10
Funny	7.54	2.73	0	10
Optimistic	7.68	2.75	0	10
Cheerful	8.46	2.12	1	10
Depressed	4.01	3.25	0	10
Frustrated	4.06	2.99	0	10
Angry	3.97	3.17	0	10
Worried	6.9	3.02	0	10
Unhappy	3.63	3.17	0	10
Positive Affects	7.81	1.96	1.8	10
Negative Affects	4.57	2.18	0	10
Satisfaction with Life	7.76	1.91	2.50	10

Subjective Well-Being
Subjective Well-Being	General Frequency	General Pleasure	Social and Competence Activities	Contemplative Activities	Practical Activities	Intellectual Activities
Positive affects	0.418^ p < 0.01.	0.337^ p < 0.01.	0.429^ p < 0.01.	0.281^ p < 0.01.	0.281^ p < 0.01.	0.112
Negative affects	-0.329^ p < 0.01.	-0.255^ p < 0.01.	-0.347^ p < 0.01.	-0.273^ p < 0.01.	-0.156	-0.100
Life satisfaction	0.380^ p < 0.01.	0.354^ p < 0.01.	0.367^ p < 0.01.	0.259^ p < 0.01.	0.304^ p < 0.01.	0.170^* * p < 0.05;


Affects		Frequency in activities	Pleasure in activities	Social and Competence Activities	Contemplative Activities	Practical Activities	Intellectual Activities
Positive
	Happy	0.347^ p < 0.01.	0.300^ p < 0.01.	0.358^ p < 0.01.	0.200^* * p < 0.05;	0.299^ p < 0.01.	0.070
	Satisfied	0.285^ p < 0.01.	0.284^ p < 0.01.	0.310^ p < 0.01.	0.166^* * p < 0.05;	0.203^* * p < 0.05;	0.063
	Funny	0.425^ p < 0.01.	0.302^ p < 0.01.	0.416^ p < 0.01.	0.354^ p < 0.01.	0.240^ p < 0.01.	0.172^* * p < 0.05;
	Optimistic	0.269^ p < 0.01.	0.259^ p < 0.01.	0.281^ p < 0.01.	0.117	0.177^* * p < 0.05;	0.167^* * p < 0.05;
	Cheerful	0.378^ p < 0.01.	0.356^ p < 0.01.	0.359^ p < 0.01.	0.272^ p < 0.01.	0.288^ p < 0.01.	0.035
Negative
	Depressed	-0.293^ p < 0.01.	-0.217^ p < 0.01.	-0.315^ p < 0.01.	-0.195^* * p < 0.05;	-0.197^* * p < 0.05;	-0.090
	Frustrated	-0.236^ p < 0.01.	-0.212^ p < 0.01.	-0.257^ p < 0.01.	-0.179^* * p < 0.05;	-0.106	-0.110
	Angry	-0.308^ p < 0.01.	-0.293^ p < 0.01.	-0.288^ p < 0.01.	-0.217^ p < 0.01.	-0.178^* * p < 0.05;	-0.123
	Worried	-0.108	-0.107	-0.131	-0.139	-0.076	-0.086
	Unhappy	-0.259^ p < 0.01.	-0.171	-0.277^ p < 0.01.	-0.191^* * p < 0.05;	-0.073	-0.080

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[1] Correspondence to: H. G. FERREIRA. E-mail: helogf@gmail.com.