LONELINESS, HOPELESSNESS AND SOCIABILITY IN OLDER PEOPLE

Abstract

In general, the old population is huge, and it is expanding as health-care education improves. Many physical, psychological, and social role changes confront these people, putting their sense of self and ability to live happily at risk. Many elderly individuals feel alienated and despairing, either as a direct result of living alone or as a result of a loss of tight family ties and weakened contacts with their original cultures, which makes active participation in communal activities impossible. People lose contact with their peer ties as they age, making it more difficult to make meaningful connections and join new networks.The goal of this study was to investigate the relationship between hopelessness, loneliness, and sociability in the elderly. This study included 150 senior citizens (both men and women). The Beck Hopelessness Scale (Beck, 1988), the UCLA loneliness scale (Russell, Peplau, & Cutrona, 1980), and the Eysenck personality Profiler were the instruments employed. The research discovered a correlation between Loneliness and sociability . The majority of elderly people were assumed to be average in terms of social connectivity and liked to participate in social interactions.