Autoestima y autoeficacia en las mujeres de la tercera edad de la Asociación Sueños Dorados.

Abstract

The present investigation is formed under the theme of self-esteem and self-efficacy in the elderly, with a population of 20 elderly women from the Sueños Dorados Association as a non-probabilistic sample, in which the approach is carried out through a quantitative. The instruments used in the application are the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and the General Self-Efficacy Scale, in order to demonstrate the current situation in terms of mental health and quality of life, a study based on a correlational design, in which there is the objective of finding the relationship between the study variables. Analyzing the results obtained through the Pearson correlation, it is found that the older the respondents, the lower their score on the scales, being of low, inverse and statistically significant intensity, that is, the older, the lower the self-esteem and self-efficacy. On the other hand, the correlation between the variables is of high intensity, positive and statistically significant, which indicates that the higher the selfesteem score, the higher the self-efficacy score and vice versa. It contributes by providing tools and knowledge according to what is derived from the scales, through the development of training, in order to strengthen the shortcomings acquired.