Eventos de Vida e Estratégias de Coping de Idosos Socialmente Ativos

Abstract

Resumo: Este estudo verificou eventos de vida estressantes de uma amostra de idosos socialmente ativos (N=40; M=70, 40 anos; DP=6,24). Além disso, procurou-se identificar os tipos de estratégias de coping utilizadas para lidar com esses eventos relacionados à vida em geral. Para tanto, utilizou-se uma entrevista semi-estruturada e que posteriormente foi submetida à análise de conteúdo. Os resultados mostraram que os eventos negativos versaram principalmente sobre doença, morte e perdas. A estratégia de coping mais utilizada frente aos eventos estressantes da vida foi “Ação Direta”. Pode-se considerar que esses idosos utilizaram seu repertório prévio adquirido com sua experiência de vida para empregar estratégias adaptadas para a ação. Possivelmente esses resultados estão ligados aos fatores que influenciam o envelhecimento bem-sucedido encontrados na literatura, uma vez que os participantes eram socialmente ativos.
 
 Palavras-chave: Idosos. Eventos de Vida. Estratégias de Coping.
 
 
 Abstract: The present study aimed to verify the stressful events of a socially active elderly sample (N=40; M=70,40 years; sd=6,24), as well as to identify the kind of coping strategies used in order to deal with negative events associated to life in general. For that, in such a way, a half-structuralized interview was used and later on submitted to the content analysis. Data pointed out that the general negative events were mainly related to disease, death and losses. The predominant strategy to cope with situations of life was “Direct Action”. It can be considered that these aged ones had used their previous repertoire acquired with their experience of life to use strategies adapted for the action. These results are possibly linked to the factors that influence the well-succeeded aging found in literature, since the participants were socially active.
 
 Keywords: Elders. Life Events. Coping Strategies.

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