СРАВНИТЕЛЬНОЕ ИССЛЕДОВАНИЕ ЧАСТОТЫ ЗАНЯТИЙ ПОВСЕДНЕВНЫМ ТВОРЧЕСТВОМ И СУБЪЕКТИВНОГО БЛАГОПОЛУЧИЯ В ПОЖИЛОМ ВОЗРАСТЕ

Abstract

Statement of the problem. The increase in the proportion of elderly people in the population makes the problem of subjective well-being in old age urgent. This article examines everyday creativity as a way to increase the subjective well-being and life satisfaction of older people. The purpose of the article is to present comparative research of the frequency of daily creative activities and subjective well-being in old age. The methodology of the study consists of the subject-activity approach; the interview method; the scale of self-assessment of creative activity; the scale of subjective happiness of Lubomirski and Lepper; the Life satisfaction Index (by Neugarten, Havinghurst, and Tobin). The Kruskel-Waliss criterion was used for comparative statistical analysis. The study involved respondents (N = 189) aged 60 to 90 years (M = 68.76; SD = 7.54), of which 71 were men (37.57 %). Research results. Higher indicators of subjective well-being, hedonistic well-being and life satisfaction were revealed in those elderly people who often or daily engage in creativity (p < 0.001). Conclusion. The conducted comparison between the frequency of creative activities among elderly respondents and well-being scales showed that creatively active elderly people have significantly higher levels of well-being than those who never or rarely engage in creativity. The results obtained can be used by socio-psychological services in the development of coping strategies to maintain or increase the level of subjective well-being and life satisfaction in old age.