The relationship between life-trend and resilience with happiness among the elderly

The increased elderly population, characteristics associated with old age that affect the level of happiness more than other life stages, contradictory evidence of increased or decreased resilience in the elderly, and the need to examine the possible impact of past life on the current life, including reasons Doing this research. Research method: descriptive-correlation, statistical population: total elderly in Tehran, sampling method: multistage cluster, and data collection tools: questionnaire and interview. Findings showed that there was a significant negative relationship between life trend (life-line) and happiness in the elderly and a significant positive relationship between each of the variables of life trend (transition), life trend (mean scores), and resilience with happiness in the elderly. Based on the results of multiple regression analysis, the variables of life trend (life-line), life trend (mean scores), and resilience, we're able to predict ۳۷.۳% of happiness changes in the elderly. Also, according to the results of the group t-test Independent The main reason why life events are associated with happiness in the elderly is the interpretation that people have of life events. Resilience can also be associated with this characteristic of happy people who have more positive interpretations of life events