Impact of Resilience and Emotional Intelligence on Generativity and Death Anxiety Among Institutionalized and Non-Institutionalized Elderly

Abstract

institutionalized and non-institutionalized elderly in the light of resilience, emotional intelligence, generativity and death anxiety. A sample of 250 older adults living with families (N=125) and in old age homes (N=125) was collected through convenient sampling technique. Correlational research design was used. The study was done in three phases, translation and tryout, pilot testing and main study. For assessment, The Resilience scale (Anwar et al., 2017) was used to assess Resilience, Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire -Short Form (Shahzad et al., 2014) to asses Emotional Intelligence, Loyla Generativity Scale (McAdams & de St. Aubin, 1992) to explore generativity and Death Anxiety Scale (Saleem et al., 2015) were used for finding death anxiety among Elderly population living in old homes and at home. The study hypothesized the significant relationship between resilience, emotional intelligence and generativity and death anxiety being negatively correlated with these variables among VII older adults residing at homes and in caring facilities. The predictive role of the study variables was also hypothesized. The results indicated significant relationship among variables of resilience, emotional intelligence, generativity and death anxiety. Regression analysis reveals resilience and emotional intelligence to be a significant predictor of generativity whereas resilience significantly predicted death anxiety. Finding reveals higher male to female ratio in old age homes. Study reveals high death anxiety among individuals residing in caring homes. The result reveals that individuals living in old home by force have higher level of death anxiety whereas those individuals voluntarily opt for old homes are more resilient. The study will help the policymakers in making better policies for old age homes and to help mental health professionals to cater to the psychological problems faced by the elderly population.