Abstract
There is a need to find resources for successful aging. So one of the significant personal and psychological characteristics reflecting the process of successful aging is psychological well-being. The purpose of study is to determine the personal factors of the psychological well-being of late adulthood people. The study involved 100 people at the age from 56 to 75 years: 31 men, 69 women. The following methods were used: the scale of psychological well-being by C. Ryff, the Big Five Personality Test by R. McCrae, the Coping Strategy Indicator by D. Amirkchan, The Personal Views Survey III-R by S. Muddi, the method of diagnosing the type of behavioral activity by L. I. Wasserman and N. V. Gumenyuk, the Life Orientation Test by C. Carver and M. Scheier, questionnaire on the socio-professional qualities definition of the subjects. The study identified the factors for achieving psychological well-being by elderly people such as Agency, Attitude to the world, Strategy for adaptation to old age, Meaning of life, Value.
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