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The Relationship between Regret, Self-disclosure, Resentment, Forgiveness, and Well-being of the Female Elderly Living Alone
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This study aims to examine how regret, self-disclosure, resentment, and forgiveness relate to the subjective and psychological well-being of the female elderly living alone, and investigate how these factors influence their subjective and psychological well-being. The participants were 380 elderly women who were living alone in Seoul and its suburbs, whose ages ranged from 65 to 94. The psychological tests used in this research included the following: the Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale Scale, Ryff’s Psychological Well-being Scale, the Self-Disclosure Scale, the Regret Scale developed for this study, and the Forgiveness Scale. The results indicated that regret accounted for the most variance of subjective and psychological well-being of the female elderly living alone. Regret on the relationships with family members was more negatively correlated with the well-being of the female elderly living alone, rather than regret on the neighborhood. Regret was positively correlated with resentment. Although resentment was negatively correlated with forgiveness, they shared little variance. Resentment accounted for more variance of subjective well-being than forgiveness did; whereas forgiveness accounted for more variance of psychological well-being than resentment did. Resentment was significantly correlated with self-disclosure, and self-disclosure was positively correlated with psychological well-being. Based on the result, means to promote the well-being of the female elderly living alone were discussed, with some considerations being suggested as to how they might be applied.
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- senescence, regret, self-disclosure, resentment, forgiveness, well-being, 노년기, 후회, 자기노출, 원한, 용서, 웰빙
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