An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The Elderly's Problems and its Relation to Psychological Hardiness “A Pilot Study on a Sample of the Palestinian Elderly at Gaza Governorates”

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2008-05-14
2009-09-28
2009-09-28
109 - 156

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Abstract

The study aimed at identifying the problems the Palestinian elderly complained of at Gaza governorate, recognizing the level of their psychological hardiness, investigating the relationship between these problems and their psychological hardiness, and reporting the differences between the two sexes in the problems and the level of psychological hardiness. The study sample consisted of (114) one from all female and male elderly at Gaza governorate. The study results showed that the problems dimensions found in the society of the Palestinian elderly were ranked as follows: socio-economic problems (63.7%), psychological problems (57.5%), and physical health problems (56.4%). In addition to that, the results concluded that there was a high level of psychological hardiness among the Palestinian elderly with a ratio of (70%) as hypothetical level, and reverse correlative relation between the problems and the psychological hardiness was also revealed, as this relation was statistically significant. It was also indicated that there were no statistically significant differences between the two sexes in problems; whereas there were statistically significant differences between them in the level of psychological hardiness in favor of the males.

Recommended Citation

Hijazi, G., & Abu Ghali, E. (2009). The Elderly’s Problems and its Relation to Psychological Hardiness “A Pilot Study on a Sample of the Palestinian Elderly at Gaza Governorates.” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), 24(1), 109–156. https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-024-001-004
[1]G. Hijazi and E. Abu Ghali, “The Elderly’s Problems and its Relation to Psychological Hardiness ‘A Pilot Study on a Sample of the Palestinian Elderly at Gaza Governorates,’” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 109–156, Sep. 2009, doi: 10.35552/0247-024-001-004.
Hijazi, Goltan, and Etaf Abu Ghali. “The Elderly’s Problems and Its Relation to Psychological Hardiness ‘A Pilot Study on a Sample of the Palestinian Elderly at Gaza Governorates.’” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), vol. 24, no. 1, Sept. 2009, pp. 109–56. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-024-001-004.
1.Hijazi G, Abu Ghali E. The Elderly’s Problems and its Relation to Psychological Hardiness “A Pilot Study on a Sample of the Palestinian Elderly at Gaza Governorates.” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) [Internet]. 2009 Sep;24(1):109–56. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.35552/0247-024-001-004
Hijazi, Goltan, and Etaf Abu Ghali. “The Elderly’s Problems and Its Relation to Psychological Hardiness ‘A Pilot Study on a Sample of the Palestinian Elderly at Gaza Governorates.’” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) 24, no. 1 (September 2009): 109–56. https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-024-001-004.

مشكلات المسنين (الشيخوخة) وعلاقتها بالصلابة النفسية

معلومات المقال

2008-05-14
2009-09-28
2009-09-28
109 - 156

الكلمات الإفتتاحية

الملخص

هدفت الدراسة التعرف على المشكلات التي يعاني منها المسنون الفلسطينيون في محافظات غزة، وعلى مستوى الصلابة النفسية لديهم، كما هدفت الكشف عن العلاقة بين المشكلات التي يعاني منها المسنون ومستوى الصلابة النفسية، والتعرف على الفروق بين الجنسين في المشكلات، ومستوى الصلابة النفسية. وتكونت عينة الدراسة من (114) مسناً ومسنة من محافظة غزة. وأظهرت نتائج الدراسة أن ترتيب أبعاد المشكلات التي يعاني منها المسنون الفلسطينيون في محافظة غزة كانت على النحو التالي: المشاكل الاجتماعية الاقتصادية (63.7%)، المشكلات النفسية (57.5%)، المشكلات الصحية الجسمية (56.4%). كما بينت نتائج الدراسة أن مستوى الصلابة النفسية لدى المسنين الفلسطينيين مرتفع ويزيد عن 70% كمستوى افتراضي، وأن هناك علاقة ارتباطية عكسية ودالة إحصائياً بين مشكلات المسنين والصلابة النفسية لديهم. كما أشارت نتائج الدراسة إلى عدم وجود فروق دالة إحصائياً في المشكلات لدى المسنين تعزى للجنس، بينما توجد فروق دالة إحصائياً في مستوى الصلابة النفسية لصالح الذكور.

Recommended Citation

Hijazi, G., & Abu Ghali, E. (2009). The Elderly’s Problems and its Relation to Psychological Hardiness “A Pilot Study on a Sample of the Palestinian Elderly at Gaza Governorates.” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), 24(1), 109–156. https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-024-001-004
[1]G. Hijazi and E. Abu Ghali, “The Elderly’s Problems and its Relation to Psychological Hardiness ‘A Pilot Study on a Sample of the Palestinian Elderly at Gaza Governorates,’” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 109–156, Sep. 2009, doi: 10.35552/0247-024-001-004.
Hijazi, Goltan, and Etaf Abu Ghali. “The Elderly’s Problems and Its Relation to Psychological Hardiness ‘A Pilot Study on a Sample of the Palestinian Elderly at Gaza Governorates.’” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), vol. 24, no. 1, Sept. 2009, pp. 109–56. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-024-001-004.
1.Hijazi G, Abu Ghali E. The Elderly’s Problems and its Relation to Psychological Hardiness “A Pilot Study on a Sample of the Palestinian Elderly at Gaza Governorates.” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) [Internet]. 2009 Sep;24(1):109–56. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.35552/0247-024-001-004
Hijazi, Goltan, and Etaf Abu Ghali. “The Elderly’s Problems and Its Relation to Psychological Hardiness ‘A Pilot Study on a Sample of the Palestinian Elderly at Gaza Governorates.’” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) 24, no. 1 (September 2009): 109–56. https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-024-001-004.

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