Factors associated to life satisfaction in adults over 60 years old

Abstract

To carry out this study 122 people over 60 years old were interviewed inhabitants of the city of Arica (52,5% men and 47,5% women). They answered the Vital Satisfaction questionnaire SWLS (Diener, Emmons, Larsen and Griffin, 1985), along with a demographic questionnaire to determine which of these variables of context by themselves or in in their totality, explain Vital Satisfaction. The main objective of this study is to demonstrate how indicators of Vital Satisfaction are influenced by the situation of their life with their mates, when comparing the average scores of the questionnaire.