THE PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF THE ELDERLY AND THEIR RELATION WITH SELF-ESTEEM AND SELF- EFFICIENCY. NURSING CONTRIBUTION

Abstract

The present article will review the concept of well-being and the psychological well-being in old age. In addition psychological well-being will be related to psychological variables like: self-esteem and self-efficiency. Finally reflections will be considered to promote the nursing research in the area of the psychological well-being of the elderly people, which is vitally important to obtain a successful aging, along with the contribution that the nurse will make in this scope to obtain elderly populations with elevated degrees of self care, functionality and a high motivation for the development of their personal potentialities.