Impact of optimism, resilience, and gratitude in coping and health among older people

The present study investigated the relationship between optimism, resilience, andgratitude in coping andhealth among 151 older people (61 Females, and 90 Males, Age Mean: 68.4 y; SD: 7.44 y) who were selected by purposive sampling method, during covid-19. Optimism Measure, Brief Resilience Scale, Gratitude Questionnaire, Coping Scale, and Physical Health Questionnaire were administered tofind out the responses ofthe subjects individually A strong relationship between optimism andresilience in health andcoping was found in this study Gratitude showed up significantly only in one relationship: health for males, not females. On the basis ofthe present findings, it may be concluded that optimistic andresilient personality traits in older people may have better coping and health status during the pandemic covid-19.