Self-Compassion, Wellbeing and Collective Family Efficacy of Women: An Intergenerational Study

By : Vaishali Milind Bendre

Page No: 629-637

Abstract
Self-compassion in older adults is associated with wisdom, coping and wellbeing due to past life experiences. For many people it has been observed that life’s difficulties enhance the meaning of life when set within a spiritual context. This intergenerational study was conducted to investigate self-compassion, wellbeing, and collective family efficacy of middle aged and older women. With the growing interest in holistic health and well-being, the mental, physical, and spiritual wellbeing scale was selected to measure well-being. 32 middle aged women and their mothers from Pune city (N=64) participated in the study. The findings of the study indicate that older women are more self-compassionate, have better well-being than middle aged women. No significant difference was found between the study groups on family factors and physical well-being.

Author :
Vaishali Milind Bendre : Visiting faculty – Psychology Department, MIT WPU, Pune

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/JPR.2020.15.02.24