• Neena Susan Prakash

Present study aim to assess the loneliness (emotional and social loneliness) and coping strategies and their relationship among elderly living in institutions and non-institutions. The study compare the loneliness including factors such as emotional loneliness, social loneliness, emotional isolation and social isolation of old age people in institutions and non institutions and says about the relationship between loneliness and coping strategies among elderly. The sample size is 60 includes 30 institutionalized elderly people and 30-non institutionalized elderly above age 65.To compare the factors the tool used is Emotional/Social Loneliness Inventory (ESLI) by Harry Vincenzi and Fran Grabosky which is a 15 items scale presented in a paired format. To understand the coping strategies the statistical tool Ways of Coping Questionnaire (WCQ) by Folkman and Lazarus which is self-report inventory composed of 8 sub scales is used. The study shows a significant difference in social loneliness and emotional loneliness between old age people in institutions and non institutions. It shows that institutionalized elderly people have higher social and emotional loneliness compared to other group, also there is a significant difference in emotional isolation,but no significant difference in social isolation between old age people in institutions and non institutions. Then the study says about the relationship between loneliness and coping strategies among institutionalized people and non institutionalized people and a positive correlation is found through the study.

loneliness, emotional loneliness, emotional isolation, social loneliness, social isolation, old age people, institutionalized, non institutionalized, coping strategies

"Loneliness and Coping Strategies among Elderly", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 2, page no.502-507, February 2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2002481.pdf

"Loneliness and Coping Strategies among Elderly", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 2, page no. pp502-507, February 2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2002481.pdf