Abstract
The present study purports to explore the inter-relationship between despair, ego integrity, social support and
health-related quality of life in older adults and to identify ego integrity and social support as predictors of
health related quality of life. A correlational study was conducted on a purposive sample of 100 older adults
from Lahore. The sample consisted of 50 men and 50 women. Each group completed a series of questionnaires
including Ryffs’s Ego Integrity Scale (EIS), Medical Outcome Studies Social Support Survey (MOS SSS), and
Short Form 36 (sf36) Health Survey. Correlation analysis suggested that as ego integrity increases social
support as well as mental and physical health of older adults also increases. The results of the current
investigation also proposed that the older adults who have high degrees of social support have high levels of ego
integrity and are mentally healthy, though their physical health is poorer. In addition the analysis of variance
suggested that economic stability is an important factor in maintaining high levels of ego integrity and mental
and physical health, however companionship is more important in maintaining mental health. The results of
multiple regression analysis showed that ego integrity and social support are significant predictors of mental
health whereas demographic variables of age, exercise, presence of chronic illness and employment status were
found to be significant predictors of physical health.
Syeda Farwa Tahreen, Sarah Shahed. (2014) Relationship between Ego Integrity, Despair, Social Support and Health Related Quality of Life, Pakistan Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, Volume 12, Issue 1.
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