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Motivação para a aprendizagem e orientação para a felicidade em idosos que frequentam a universidade sénior
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Devido ao aumento da esperança média de vida e à importância que os idosos cada
vez mais apresentam na nossa sociedade, surge a necessidade de compreender o processo do
envelhecimento humano.
Este estudo pretende analisar as relações entre as aspirações de vida, a orientação
para a felicidade e a motivação para a aprendizagem em idosos que frequentam uma
universidade sénior. A amostra foi recolhida em três universidades seniores, na região de
Lisboa, e nela participaram 193 idosos.
Utilizaram-se três questionários: aspirações de vida; orientação para a
felicidade; motivação intrínseca para a aprendizagem na universidade sénior.
Os resultados obtidos neste estudo apontam para uma relação significativa entre
algumas dimensões das três escalas. Concluiu-se que a aspiração de vida que mais peso tem
na motivação para a aprendizagem é a dimensão comunidade (β=0.208; p=0.10). Esta
dimensão encontra-se também correlacionada com à orientação para a felicidade através de
um sentido para a vida (r=.322).
Os resultados deste estudo são relevantes para compreender melhor a população idosa,
embora a reduzida dimensão da amostra e o enviesamento das respostas não permita
generalizar os resultados.
ABSTRACT: Due to increased life expectancy and the importance that the increasingly elderly have in our society, there is a need to understand the human aging process. This study aims to examine the association between life aspirations, orientation to happiness and motivation for learning in older adults attending a senior university. The sample was collected in three senior universities in the region of Lisbon and was attended by 193 seniors. Three questionnaires were used: life aspirations; orientation to happiness; and intrinsic motivation for learning in senior university. The results of this study show a significant relation between some dimensions of the three scales. It was concluded that the aspiration of life that have more weight in the motivation to learn is the community dimension (β = 0.208; p = 0.10), which is also correlated with the orientation to happiness through a sense for life (r = .322). Although the small sample size and the bias of the responses does not allow to generalize the results of this study, these are relevant to better understand the aging population.
ABSTRACT: Due to increased life expectancy and the importance that the increasingly elderly have in our society, there is a need to understand the human aging process. This study aims to examine the association between life aspirations, orientation to happiness and motivation for learning in older adults attending a senior university. The sample was collected in three senior universities in the region of Lisbon and was attended by 193 seniors. Three questionnaires were used: life aspirations; orientation to happiness; and intrinsic motivation for learning in senior university. The results of this study show a significant relation between some dimensions of the three scales. It was concluded that the aspiration of life that have more weight in the motivation to learn is the community dimension (β = 0.208; p = 0.10), which is also correlated with the orientation to happiness through a sense for life (r = .322). Although the small sample size and the bias of the responses does not allow to generalize the results of this study, these are relevant to better understand the aging population.
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Dissertação de mestrado apresentada ao ISPA – Instituto Universitário
Keywords
Motivação Felicidade Bem estar Universidades seniores Motivation Happiness Well-being Senior universities