Happiness and well-being in old age

Bandyopadhyay, Shilpa and Singh, Kamlesh (2023) Happiness and well-being in old age. In: Religious and Spiritual Practices in India. Springer, Singapore, pp. 317-340. ISBN 9789819923977

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Abstract

The topic of interest in the twenty-first century has shifted from ‘how long will I live’ to ‘if I am going to live a long time, how can I be happy in the process?’ The present chapter attempts to answer this question with particular reference to the Indian context. After reviewing the happiness literature on older people, we report the findings of a qualitative study on 56 older Indians. The primary aim of this study was to unearth their sources of happiness and unhappiness. Such studies are important given the uniqueness of the Indian sociocultural conceptions of aging and the relative dearth of such studies on older Indians. While there is a substantial body of literature on various age-related declines, studies such as the present one help readjust the balance by highlighting ways to enhance their well-being.

Item Type: Book Section
Keywords: Aging | Gerontology | Gero-psychology | Old Age | Older Population | Happiness | Well-being | Reflexive Thematic Analysis
Subjects: Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Social Sciences (General)
JGU School/Centre: Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences
Depositing User: Amees Mohammad
Date Deposited: 04 Aug 2023 15:42
Last Modified: 04 Aug 2023 15:42
Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2397-7_14
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/6459

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