Odnos med modrostjo, ustvarjalnostjo in strategijami spoprijemanja s stresom v srednji in pozni odraslosti
The relationship between wisdom, creativity and coping with stress in middle and late adulthood

slovenian

2017

volume 1, issue 1

adulthood   coping with stress   creativity   successful ageing   wisdom

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The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between wisdom, creativity and coping strategies among individuals in the middle and late adulthood and to place the findings into the context of successful ageing. In doing so, we defined wisdom as the integration of cognitive, reflective and affective characteristics. The analysis was conducted on 58 participants who solved tasks of creative thinking, wisdom scale and coping with stress questionnaire. The results showed that creativity is not associated with wisdom, but is negatively correlated with age. It was also confirmed that there is a positive correlation between wisdom and the use of positive reinterpretation and growth strategy and negative correlation with the strategy of acceptance and religion in coping with stress. According to the findings, we assume that older adults, who were judged to be wiser and used constructive strategies to cope with stress, will be less vulnerable to everyday challenges and will age more successfully. Development and promotion of problem-solving skills, components of wisdom and related strategies to cope with stress, can therefore significantly contribute to successful aging.

25.01.2021