Hubungan antara Psychological Well Being dan Kesepian pada Lansia di Desa Ringinawe Kota Salatiga

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Abstract: This study aims to 1) explain the relationship between psychological well-being and loneliness in the elderly in the Gawe Rukun Elderly Group, 2) identify the level of loneliness in the elderly in the Gawe Rukun Elderly Group, and 3) identify psychological well-being among the elderly in the Gawe Rukun Group. Elderly Gawe Rukun. This type of research is the correlation study with a quantitative approach. The sample in this study amounted to 60 elderly who are members of the Gawe Rukun Elderly group in the village of Ringinawe, Salatiga City. The sampling technique used was the total sampling technique. Data collection techniques used the Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWBS) questionnaire formulated by Ryff (1989) and the UCLA (University of California Los Angeles) questionnaire Loneliness Scale version 3 developed by Russell (1996). The data analysis technique used is the Product Moment correlation test with the help of the IBM SPSS 25 program. The results of this study conclude 1) there is a negative correlation between psychological well-being (PWB) and loneliness in the elderly in the Gawe Rukun Elderly Group. This is known based on the correlation coefficient value of -0.175. 2) The majority of respondents as many as 32 people (53.3%) had a low level of psychological well-being. 3) The majority of respondents as many as 26 people (43.3%) have a moderate level of loneliness.Keywords: psycological well being, loneliness in the elderly