Relationship Between cultural capital and the lifestyle of elderly women

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Tahereh  Jabbary Touran ¹ (PhD Student in Sociology, Azadshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Golestan, Iran)
Rahmatollah  Amirahamdi ² (Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Azadshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Golestan, Iran)
Gholamreza  Khosh Far ³ (Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Communication, Golestan University, Golestan, Iran)
Ebrahim  Ghafari ⁴ (Visiting Professor of psychological Department, Azadshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Golestan, Iran)

Received: 2022-09-01 Accepted : 2022-09-01 Published : 2022-08-23

Keywords: زنان سالمند, elderly women, media consumption, مصرف رسانه ای, Cultural consumption, مصرف فرهنگی, ارتقاء سبک زندگی, بهزیستی گلستان, lifestyle improvement, Golestan welfare,

Abstract :

The main purpose of this study is to identify the impact of cultural capital on the lifestyle of elderly women. The research method is survey. The statistical population of the study is 340 elderly people over 60 years of age who use the daily services of the provincial State Welfare Organization. Using Cochran's formula, 183 samples were selected by stratified random sampling method. To assess lifestyle, Miller and Smith’s lifestyle questionnaires were used. And to measure cultural capital, the questions of previous research questionnaires in this field were used, the validity and reliability of which were confirmed. Pearson correlation coefficient and multivariate regression tests were used to analyze the data. Research findings show that there is a positive relationship between cultural capital and the lifestyle of elderly women. In the equation of regression analysis, analysis of variance is calculated for cultural capital the value of F is equal to 1.294 and the significance of F(Sig = 0.278).) which shows the lifestyle with the dimensions of cultural capital (cultural consumption, number of books, number of works of art, foreign language, media consumption) have a direct linear relationship, it’s apparent that cultural capital is of great importance in creating lifestyle and acquiring it is one of the most essential ways to promote older women lifestyle. Also, it can explain lifestyle more than other factors. So, it`s highly recommended law makers and planners pay greater attention to enforcing cultural capital in both middle and old age.