Relações entre apoio social, otimismo e bem-estar : um estudo com aposentados

Abstract

In seeking to understand the factors that influence the welfare of retired, this work was primary analyzed the relationship between social support, optimism and well-being of retired. Therefore, the study was divided into two parts. The first explores the conceptual parameters about the theories that formed the theoretical basis of the research. The second refers to the empirical study itself and examines the possible relationships between variables. The participants selected for the empirical study were retirees who attended a Community Center in the city of Anapolis-GO. They are retired by service time and with complete primary school were invited to respond freely scales about social support, optimism and about their well-being in retirement. After the quantitative data analysis, confirmed the primary hypothesis that subjective welfare of retired is positively associated with social support, however, this relationship is better explained when mediated optimism. Thus, it was possible to verify that optimism is what makes the difference in the well-being of retired. I hope that with this result, a better grasp on the topic "Wellness in retirement", and the opportunity to develop a theoretical and scientific knowledge about this phenomenon.