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The Adventure of Elderly in Turkey: Scenarios on the Quality Ageing

Yaşlı Bireyin Türkiye Serüveni: Kaliteli Yaşlanma İmkânı Üzerine Senaryolar

Özgür ARUN
Pages
313–330
Publication Date
2008-12-01
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In this context, four main fields including in particular-physical and psychological health, environment, socio-demographic and economic variables have gained importance as determinants of life satisfaction in old age in Turkey

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Objective & Hypothesis:The aim of this study is to bring out the factors affecting life satisfaction of the elderly in Turkey.
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Key Findings & Data:Generally it is not satisfactory to explainlife satisfaction only with objective indicators as physical health or education level.
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Conclusion & Impact:In this context, four main fields including in particular-physical and psychological health, environment, socio-demographic and economic variables have gained importance as determinants of life satisfaction in old age in Turkey
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⚙️Variables:yaşlılık · yaşlı · kaliteli yaşlanma

Abstract

The aim of this study is to bring out the factors affecting life satisfaction of the elderly in Turkey. Generally it is not satisfactory to explainlife satisfaction only with objective indicators as physical health or education level. Likewise, life satisfaction is not lean on these objective indicators. In addition to objective indicators, socio- cultural phenomena, symbolic-discoursal practices, and perceptions should be taken into consideration as the other factors determining the life satisfaction. In this context, four main fields including in particular-physical and psychological health, environment, socio-demographic and economic variables have gained importance as determinants of life satisfaction in old age in Turkey

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Bu çalışma, Türkiye’de, yaşlıların yaşamdan memnuniyet düzeylerini etkileyen faktörleri ortaya koymak suretiyle, bu faktörler arasındaki ilişkiyi belirlemeye yönelik yaklaşımlar ve bunların açılımlarına dayanmaktadır. Genel olarak, yaşam memnuniyetini, gelir, fiziksel sağlık ya da eğitim düzeyi gibi sadece nesnel göstergelerle açıklamak ve basitçe bunlara dayandırmak yeterli değildir. Nesnel göstergelerin yanı sıra, sosyo-kültürel olgular, sembolik-söylemsel pratikler ve algılar yaşam memnuniyetini etkileyebilecek diğer unsurlar olarak değerlendirilebilir. Bu çerçevede yapılan tartışmada, özellikle fiziksel sağlık, ruhsal sağlık, çevre ve sosyo-demografik ve ekonomik değişkenlerden oluşan dört ana alanın, Türkiye’de yaşlılarda yaşam memnuniyetini belirleyen göstergeler olarak önem kazandığı tespit edilmiştir

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ARUN, Ö. (2008). The Adventure of Elderly in Turkey: Scenarios on the Quality Ageing. Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, Cilt: 7 - Sayı: 2, 313–330. https://ajindex.com/articles/70604

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