MODELS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF THE ELDERLY

Abstract

One of the peculiarities of the situation in Ukraine is lower living standards in elder age. In the age of 57 for woman and 60 for man, they become pensioners, so they depend on medical care and social service, they lose loved ones — brothers, sisters, friends and feel lonely and unhappy. That's why the main purpose of the research is to study, generalize and systematize the main approaches to the definition of the concept "well-being of aged people"; also to make the analysis of modern and classical models of the phenomenon that was being investigated. The research addresses the following issues that directly or indirectly affect the quality of life of aged people in Ukraine. The article provides the analysis of three components of the general concept of "well-being" such as: "physical well-being", which means lifestyle behavior choices, that a person makes to ensure health, to avoid preventable diseases and conditions, and to live in a balanced state of body, mind and spirit; "social well- being", which is a broad term that includes feelings, behavior, relationships, goals and personal strengths, when person's feelings are managed constructively and not causing too much distress, and people are able to maintain positive and effective relationships with others; "material well- being", which determines people's possibilities and their resources. The main characteristics of aged group – aged people were studied and their priorities of needs were also identified.