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Ingersoll-Dayton B, Saengtienchai C, Kespichayawattana J, et al. Psychological well-being Asian style: the perspective of Thai elders. J Cross Cult Gerontol. 2001;16(3):283-302doi: 10.1023/a:1011984017317.
Ingersoll-Dayton, B., Saengtienchai, C., Kespichayawattana, J., & Aungsuroch, Y. (2001). Psychological well-being Asian style: the perspective of Thai elders. Journal of cross-cultural gerontology, 16(3), 283-302. https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1011984017317
Ingersoll-Dayton, B, et al. "Psychological well-being Asian style: the perspective of Thai elders." Journal of cross-cultural gerontology vol. 16,3 (2001): 283-302. doi: https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1011984017317
Ingersoll-Dayton B, Saengtienchai C, Kespichayawattana J, Aungsuroch Y. Psychological well-being Asian style: the perspective of Thai elders. J Cross Cult Gerontol. 2001;16(3):283-302. doi: 10.1023/a:1011984017317. PMID: 14617984.
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J Cross Cult Gerontol. 2001;16(3):283-302. doi: 10.1023/a:1011984017317.

Psychological well-being Asian style: the perspective of Thai elders.

Journal of cross-cultural gerontology

B Ingersoll-Dayton, C Saengtienchai, J Kespichayawattana, Y Aungsuroch

Affiliations

  1. School of Social Work, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 14617984 DOI: 10.1023/a:1011984017317

Abstract

Psychological well-being is an important aspect of life quality for older adults. Asian elders may have a distinctly different perspective from Westerners concerning the meaning of psychological well-being. Using qualitative research methods, this study focused on the views of Thai elders. In-depth interviews and focus group discussions were conducted with 67 Thai people aged 60 and over. Transcripts were content analyzed resulting in the identification of five dimensions of well-being: harmony, interdependence, acceptance, respect and enjoyment. When compared to research in the United States, some of the dimensions of psychological well-being were distinct while others were overlapping. Implications are discussed in relation to the development of culturally-relevant measures of well-being.

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