Psychosocial Support Provided for Old People during Coronavirus Crisis and its Relationship with Eudemonic Well-being

Abstract

The present study aims to explore the relationship between psychosocial support and eudemonic well-being among old people in Jordan during the Coronavirus crisis. The study’s sample consists from 465 old men and women; 141 men and 324 women. The ages of those men and women are within the range of (60-85) years. Those men and women use social media. In order to meet the study’s goals, two scales were developed. The first scale is the psychosocial support scale which consists from 20 items. The second scale is the eudemonic well-being scale which consists from 30 items. The reliability and validity of those scales were measured. It was found that there is a statistically significant positive correlation between psychosocial support and eudemonic well-being. It was found that there are statistically significant differences between the respondents in terms of the psychosocial support and eudemonic well-being levels which can be attributed to gender for the favor of males. It was found that there are statistically significant differences between the respondents in terms of the psychosocial support and eudemonic well-being levels which can be attributed to income for the favor of the ones with the high income. The researchers suggest several recommendations. For instance, they recommend developing effective plans by the crisis management cell that ensure that old people are provided with psychosocial support. Ensuring that shall increase the eudemonic well-being levels of old people during any future potential crisis.