Reading attitude and hopelessness in elderly
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https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-863X2007000200008Keywords:
Elderly, Aging psychology, Reading, HopelessnessAbstract
This study investigated the relationship between positive and negative reading attitudes and hopelessness in the elderly. Seventy nine aged individuals, on average 69 years and 8 months old paticipated in the study. They originated from a center for third age people, a medicine distribution facility and from an asylum for the elderly. The material used in the study was a data collecting questionnaire for elderly characterization, the Beck's Despair Scale and a reading attitude scale. The results indicated a significant association between scores in the reading scale and despair level.Downloads
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