Abstract
The study investigated the relationship between psychosocial stress,
resilience and depression among older adults. It was hypothesized that
1) there will be a negative relationship between psychosocial stress
and resilience among older adults, 2) there will be a negative
relationship between resilience and depression among older adults 3)
there would be gender differences regarding stress, depression and
resilience among older adults among and 4) the age, religious
inclination, physical condition, perceived stress, trait resilience and
state resilience would predict depression among older adults. Crosssectional research design was used. The sample comprised of 90 older
adults including 54 men and 36 women (M=69, SD=4.3). The data
were collected by employing purposive sampling technique from a
suburban area of Lahore city. Elder Life Stress Inventory (Aldwin,
1990), Resilience State Trait Inventory (Hiew, 2002), Geriatric
Depression Scale (Yesavage, 1996) and demographic information
sheet were administered. Pearson Product Moment Correlation,
Independent Sample t-test and Backward Multiple Regression
Analysis were used. Results revealed negative relationships between
psychosocial stress, resilience and depression. It was also found that
perceived stress and resilience were predictors of depression among
older adults. Findings call for the need to work on enhancing resilience
and reducing psycho-social stressors in the lives of older adults by
means of therapeutic interventions and policy-change.
*Rabia Dasti, Hiba Naeem, Faiza Amjad. (2019) Psychosocial Stress, Resilience and Depression in Older Adults, Pakistan Journal of Professional Psychology Research and Practice, Vol. 10, No. 2, Vol. 10, No. 2, 2019.
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