Abstract: The study was aimed at describing the relationship between psychological well-being (BP), personality traits (PD) and coping strategies (EA) in older adults. The participants were 82 older persons (76% women), from different cities in Chile, with an average age of 72 years. Participants answered Ryff's Psychological Well-being Scale; the Neo Five-Factor Inventory (Neo-FFI); and the Coping Strategies Inventory (CSI) by Torbin, all in their abbreviated versions adapted to Spanish, for the elderly population. The results showed a direct and significant relationship between BP and......
KEY WORDS: psychological wellbeing, coping strategies, personality, older adults.
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