The Quality of Life in the Elderly: The Role of Resiliency and Mindfulness

Nowadays, due to increase of lifetime and life expectancy, important issues such as how to spend a lifetime and, in a sense, quality of life have been mentioned. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to predict the quality of life in the elderly based on resiliency and mindfulness. This was a descriptive study of correlational type. The population of the study included all the elderly living in Tehran in the Spring of 2020. The statistical sample of the study consisted of the elderly who were present in public centers (such as recreational centers, educational centers, parks, etc.) and day centers for the elderly. Data were collected using Connor & Davidson’s Resilience, Brown & Ryan’s Mindfulness, and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaires and analyzed using simple simple linear regression analysis in SPSS-25. Results demonstrated that both mindfulness and resiliency are able to predict quality of life in the elderly as a significant predictor variable. The mentioned results have implications for specialist working in the field of aging psychology. That is, quality of life in the elderly can be improved through increasing their mindfulness and resiliency capacities. References Ahmadi, F., Salar, A., & Faghihzadeh, S. (2004). Quality of life in Zahedan elderly population. Hayat. 10(3), 61-67. [Persian] Asgari, S., & Shafiee, H. (2017). Prediction of elderly quality of life based on internal coherence, mindfulness and spiritual intelligence. Positive Psychology Research, 3(3), 61-74. [Persian] Barghi Irani, Z. Bgian Koolemarz, M.J., & Hazari, N. (2017). The Effectiveness of resilience training program on improving nurses’ quality of life. Nursing Management, 5(3 and 4), 9-18. [Persian] Beh-Pajooh, A., & Solimani, S. (2017). The relationship between quality of sleep and the quality of life of the elderly in three districts of Tehran. Journal of Aging Psychology,3(2), 107-114. [Persian] Bonanno, G. A., Bucciareli, A., & Vlahov, D. (2007). What predicts psychological resilience after disaster? The role of demographic resources and life stress. Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 75(5), 671-682. Bonanno, G.A. (2004). Loss, trauma, and human resilience. American psychologist, 59, 20-28. Brown, K.W., & Ryan, R. M. (2003). The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well- being. Journal of personality and social psychology, 84, 822-848. Brown, K.W., Ryan, R.M., & Creswell, J.D. (2007). Mindfulness, the