Role of the meaning of life, Self-Compassion and psychological capital in predicting psychological well-being of seniors in the elderly

Introduction and purpose: Today in the world, old age is a dynamic concept, and with the increase in the elderly population, their psychological well-being must also be considered. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the role of meaning of life, Self-Compassion and capital-psychology in predicting psychological well-being of seniors in the elderly. Materials and Methods: This research is descriptive type of correlation. The statistical population consisted of all elderly women and men aged sixty years old and older than the elderly population Well-being supervised of Kermanshah in 2018 that 150 people (75 women and 75 men) were selected using available sampling method. The research tools consisted of a questionnaire on the meaning of the life of (Steger et al, 2006), Self-Compassion (Neff, 2003), Psychological Capital (Luthans, 2007) and psychological well-being (Keyes & Magyar-Moe, 2003). Pearson correlation coefficient and stepwise regression analysis were used to analyze the data. Findings: Findings showed that there is a positive relationship between meaning of life (r = 0.28), Self-Compassion (r = 0.43) and psychological capital (r = 0.35) with psychological well-being (p <0.001). The results of regression analysis also showed that self-Compassion, psychological capital and existence of meaning can predict 29 percent of the variance of psychological well-being in the elderly. Conclusion: Therefore, by increasing the meaning of life, self-Compassion and psychological capital, psychological well-being can be increased.