LIFE SATISFACTION AMONG FILIPINO OLDER ADULTS LIVING IN THE COASTAL AREA

Abstract

LIFE SATISFACTION AMONG FILIPINO OLDER ADULTS LIVING IN THE COASTAL AREA Rhona Marie Caingles Noquiao* College of Nursing, Mater Dei College, Tubigon, Bohol 6329, Philippines *E-mail: rhona.noquiao@mdc.ph Abstract Perhaps an all-encompassing aspiration of everyone who has ever walked the earth is to have lived his/her life to the fullest. However, the life experiences of each individual are the products of the decisions they make. This study aimed to investigate the relationship of older adults in Cabulijan, Tubigon, Bohol, Philippines’ self-esteem, social provisions received from other people, and relationships with other people to the level of their life satisfaction. Specifically, it sought to address the following queries: Is there a significant relationship between self-esteem, social provisions received from other people, and relationships with other people, and relationships with other people and the level of life satisfaction of older adults? Which of the factors of self-esteem, social provisions received from other people, and relationships with other people significantly contribute to the level of life satisfaction of older adults? Fifty respondents 65 years and older comprised the respondents of this research. The method used was cross-sectional explanatory design. Frequency, percentage, weighted mean, and Spearman’s rank correlation were the statistical tools applied in this study. The findings indicate support for the research hypotheses advanced in this study that posited the existence of a significant relationship between social provisions received from other people and relationships with other people, respectively, tended to manifest higher life satisfaction. This implies that the research respondents with higher ratings of each of the social provisions received from other people and relationships to other people tend to maintain higher life satisfaction whereas self-esteem has been found out to be of no significant relationship with life satisfaction. Keywords: life satisfaction, older adults, relationships, self-esteem, social provisions