Comparison of lifestyle and psychological well-being of middle-aged and elderly women participating and not participating in cultural programs

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare the lifestyle and psychological well-being of middle-aged and elderly women participating and non-participating in the cultural programs of Tehran neighborhood centers. The research design is a description of the comparative causal type. The statistical population of the research was all middle-aged and elderly women participating non-participating in the cultural programs of Esra neighborhoods in district one of Tehran in 2019. According to the nature of the research, an available sampling method was used. In this study, 100 participating women (50 middle-aged and 50 elderly) and 100 non-participating women (50 middle-aged and 50 elderly) were used. The research was carried out using the Miller and Smith lifestyle questionnaire and the Riff short-form psychological well-being questionnaire (18 questions). Data analysis using variance showed a difference in lifestyle variables (F = 104.91) and psychological well-being (F = 391.83) between two groups of people participating and not participating in cultural programs. Comparing the averages shows that the lifestyle of middle-aged and elderly people participating in these programs is more favorable. Also, the psychological well-being of the middle-aged and elderly participating in the cultural programs of the centers were evaluated higher than that of the non-participating middle-aged and elderly.