Anxiety in Old Age: A Comparative Study of Ashram & Family Life

Abstract

Present study lights on anxiety in old age. It is a comparative study of ashram and family life of aged persons. For this study three independent variables—Age, Residence and sex and one dependent variable-anxiety have been taken. Two tools Eight state Questionnaire Hindi version by Dr. Bhargwa and P.G.I. Health questionnaire N-1 by S.K. Verma, Wig and Persad have been used to investigate the study. Data of 320 males and females have been collected from Haridwar. Two ashrams Vanprastha and Parmarth have been selected for the study 222 trivariate factorial design has been used to calculate the data. The results indicate that the aged persons who are living in families are found more anxious than the persons who are living in families.