The Study of the Relationships among Self-concept, Interpersonal Intimacy Competence and Well-being of Elder Learners

• Main Authors: Su, Pin-Ming, 蘇品名
• Other Authors: Huang, Fu-Shun
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2016
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/15677261992307814037

博士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 社會教育學系 === 104 === The main purposes of this study are to explore the relationships among self-concept, interpersonal intimacy competence, and well-being of elder learners. To achieve the objectives mentioned above, questionnaire survey method was adopted. The survey instrument was a self-administered questionnaire entitled “Elder learners’ self-concept, interpersonal intimacy competence and well-being questionnaire”. It contained with good reliability and validation. The available samples for the study consisted of 563 copies. Statistical analysis yielded the following results: 1.Elder learners’ self-concept was at mid-high level. 2.Six background variables including gender, age, marital status, health status, income, and habitation were significantly related to self-concept. 3.Elder learners’ interpersonal intimacy competence was at mid-high level. 4.Six background variables including gender, age, marital status, health status, income and habitation were significantly related to interpersonal intimacy competence. 5. Elder learners’ well-being was at mid-high level. 6. Five background variables including age, marital status, health status, income, and habitation were significantly related to well-being. 7. Self-concept was positively related to well-being. 8.Interpersonal intimacy competence experience was positively related to well-being. 9.The well-being of elder learners is able to be predicted by their self-concept and interpersonal intimacy competence. Based on the above analysis results, some suggestions were proposed to elder learners, elder teachers and related education institutions. 1.For elder learners （1）Encourage elders participate in learning activities to increase their well-being. （2）Maintain elders’ well health status to improve their well-being. （3）Reinforce their self-concept and interpersonal intimacy competence to enhance elder learners’ well-being. 2.For elder teachers and related education institutions （1）Provide self-concept and interpersonal intimacy competence education programs to encourage the elders’ participation to promote well-being. （2）Elder education institutions should train their teachers with the ability about self-concept and interpersonal intimacy competence in order to enhance elders’ well-being. （3）Elder education institutions should offer mental-health counselors to increase elders’ self-concept and interpersonal intimacy competence. （4）The government education institutions should provide training systems to train more counseling staff for elders.