الملخص الإنجليزي
This study aimed to examine the psychological and social problems with the elderly
in the Governorate of Muscat in the light of some Variables. The study sample consisted of (340) elderly people from both genders, (193) male and (146) female, who have been selected through available sample and not randomly. In order to collect the study data the researcher has used own-prepared psychological and social criteria that is comprises (52) paragraphs where he depended on the personal interview to fill them out. To analyze the study outcomes the arithmetic means, the standard deviations, T-test, the mono-contrast test, Scheffel Test and LSD have to be calculated for the dimensional comparisons,
The study outcomes have exhibited that elderly people have less feeling for the psychological and social problems where the psychological problems were stronger than the social ones. The following psychological problems have taken the first place: their despondency of the behaviors of the youngsters, the people drifting of the core values and their sadness on the past memories, where the social problems headed by: the yearning to their old intimate friends and the lack of same-age gatherings.
Also the study outcomes have exhibited the lack of differences bearing statistical signification related to the social and psychological problems that might be attributing to the social changeables, the place of residence and the educational standard. Also the study outcomes has manifested some differences bearing statistical signification related to the social and psychological problems that can be attributed to the changeable of the social status in the favor of the divorcee and differences bearing statistical signification attributed to the age changeable in the favor of those whose ages ranging between (80-84), differences bearing statistical signification attributed to the accommodation changeable in the favor of those who live alone or live with one of their relatives, differences bearing statistical signification attributed to the changeable of the health condition in the favor of the those who have bad health conditions, differences bearing statistical signification attributed to the psychological problems only that attributed to the changeable of the past profession in the favor of those who had no jobs and those who practice free businesses, while the outcomes have manifested some differences bearing statistical signification with regard to the social problems only attributed to the changeable of the income in the favor of those whose income is less than OR 200/- and those whose income ranging between (OR 200-399).
