Psychological states, self-esteem, leisure motivation and quality of life among institutionalized and non-institutionalized older adults

This research aims to find out the difference in psychological states, self-esteem, leisure motivation, and QoL in 200 hundred institutionalized (N=100) and non-institutionalized (N=100) older adults age varying from 60 years and above. The subjects were administered to assess their psychological states (4DSQ-Terluin, et al., 2006), self-esteem (Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale), leisure motivation (Leisure Motivation Scale-LMS), and QoL (Older People QoL Questionnaire (OPQOL). Results revealed that the level of leisure motivation and QoL were higher in non-institutionalized older adults. The study also found that depression and self-esteem were significant predictors of QoL. Based on present findings it may be concluded that the institutionalized older adults experience a low level of leisure motivation and QoL compared to non-institutionalized older adults. Psychological states were found to have an association with self-esteem, leisure motivation, and QoL