Objectives Old age is a significant period in life and due to the development of science and improvement in health conditions, the number of elderly people is increasing in various societies. To promote the adjustment of the elderly population in the society, it is necessary to pay attention to their life satisfaction. Therefore, the present study aimed at predicting life satisfaction of elderl...

Background : Elderly is a worldwide problem which at a near future will be considered as one of the most important social and welfare challenges in developing countries. Therefore in this research social support and life satisfaction of the elderly resident in sanatorium compared with those living with family. Materials and Methods: This analytic-epidemiologic study carried out on 120 male and ...

Objectives We aimed to investigate the relationship between social support and life satisfaction with happiness among home- dwelling older adults in Shiraz.  Methods & Materials In this descriptive study, 379 old adults who were selected using purposive sampling were enrolled. They completed Philips Social support instrument, dinner life satisfaction, and Joseph & Lewis Happiness and Depr...

Intruduction and purpose: Elderly Population in the world and Iran rapidly grow, many of whom cannot care of themselves. Moreover, life satisfaction level decreases with increasing age, yet the elderlies who reside in nursing homes have lower rate in life satisfaction than who live in home. Whereas higher rate of life satisfaction results increased longevity and more wellness in elderlies, this...

Background and Aim: The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship of hope and life satisfaction with students bullying and bullying victimization with the mediating role of school connectedness.                                     Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study, the statistical population being high school students of Tehran city in the school year 2...

  Background and Objectives: Today, happiness and life satisfaction play a crucial role in women’s health in every society. This study was conducted to compare the level of happiness and life satisfaction between employed women and housewives and to examine the factors affecting it.   Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 720 employed women and housewives in Kerman, Iran in 20...

Background and purpose: Friendly behavior (as a one of the main characteristics of positive affect), and positive and negative feelings about body image can influence life satisfaction among women. This research aimed at determining the relationship between friendly behavior and body image with life satisfaction in women. Materials and methods: The research sample consisted of 200 women, aged ...

The aim of the present study was to investigate the mediating role of intrinsic motivation on the relationship between students’ basic psychological needs and life satisfaction. This was done in the framework of causal model and was based on self-determination theory. For this reason 292 graduate students of Tehran University (145 boys, 147 girls) completed an Overall Life Satisfaction (O...