Wisdom as a predictor of psychological well-being and adjustment in older adults

The present study aimed to explore how wisdom influences the psychological well-being and adjustment of older adults. The sample consisted of 102 older adults (57 male and 45 female), aged between 60 to 75 years. The Self-Assessed Wisdom Scale (Webster, 2003), Psychological Well-being Scale (Sisodia, and Choudhary 2012), and Social Adjustment Scale for the Aged (Sisodia, and Khandelwal, 2010), were used to measure Wisdom, Psychological well-being and Adjustment, respectively. These scales were administered individually and responses were collected Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. The results showed that wisdom predicts psychological well-being and Adjustment in older adults.