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The sense of coherence (SOC) as an important determinant of life satisfaction, based on own research, and exemplified by the students of University of the Third Age (U3A).

Content Provider	World Health Organization (WHO)-Global Index Medicus
Author	Zielinska-Wieczkowska, Halina Ciemnoczolowski, Waldemar Kedziora-Kornatowska, Kornelia Muszalik, Marta
Description	Country affiliation: Poland Author Affiliation: Zielinska-Wieczkowska H ( Department of Pedagogy and Nursing Didactics, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, ul. Techników 3, Bydgoszcz 85-801, Poland. wieczkowska@cm.umk.pl)
Abstract	The SOC is an important determinant of life satisfaction of elderly people. It determines the level of coping with various difficult situations, which accompany an old age stage. The aim of the study was to determine the connection between the SOC levels and life satisfaction among the U3A students. Another analyzed relationship was the SOC level against the background of socio-demographic factors. The study comprised 257 students of the U3A in Poland, located in the city of Bydgoszcz. The study group consisted of 237 women and 20 men, at the average age of 64.54 ± 6.01 years. The vast majority of the study group included individuals at the secondary education level, as well as married individuals. Just over half of the group claimed to be in good health, and have no afflictions. All of the respondents were fully mobile. The study was conducted with the diagnostic poll method, using the standardized questionnaires: The Scale SOC-29, WHOQOL-Bref, and the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-bref version). The average value of global SOC was 128.77; the standard deviation 21.04; discrepancy 153 (minimum 50 and maximum 203). The SOC indicated significant relationship with quality of life (QoL) in the mental domain, social relationships, and environmental domain; no significant correlation in the physical domain was observed. The QOL reached about 70% of maximum result value, showing equal levels in its specific areas. A moderately decreasing (r=-0.375, p<0.01) relation Î·=0.376, between global SOC values and depression occurrence, as well as its non-existence was shown in the study. Individual SOC components were also negatively correlated with depression. Another observation was weak correlation between the sense of coherence and the individuals' level of education. No statistically significant effect of age, gender and marital status on the SOC levels of U3A students was found. Higher parameters of SOC and level of education shape significantly higher effects of life satisfaction, and result in better adaptation to old age stage as a phase of multiple challenges, and increasing life difficulties.
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ISSN	01674943
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	54
e-ISSN	18726976
Journal	Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Language	English
Publisher	Elsevier
Publisher Date	2012-01-01
Publisher Place	Netherlands
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Discipline Geriatrics Aging Psychology Personal Satisfaction Sense Of Coherence Students Aged Female Humans Male Journal Article
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Aging Health (social science) Gerontology Geriatrics and Gerontology

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