The effect of lifestyle and social capital on life satisfaction among the elderly (Case of study: the elderly of District 6 of Tehran in 1400)

Old age is one of the periods in the life of every person who has passed through the process of childhood, adolescence and youth and has stepped into another stage of life. The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of lifestyle and social capital on life satisfaction among the elderly. This research is a survey in terms of method, in terms of nature and purpose; It is descriptive-applied and the statistical population of the research includes all the elderly people of the 6th district of Tehran, who were selected by random sampling and based on Cochran's formula in an unknown population of 384 people. The data collection tool of this research is a researcher-made questionnaire. The validity of the research tool was evaluated by face validity and reliability by Cronbach's alpha. Data analysis was done with multivariate regression and SPSS software. The results of the hypothesis test show that social capital has a positive effect on life satisfaction among the elderly. Social trust has a positive effect on life satisfaction among the elderly. Social participation has a positive effect on life satisfaction among the elderly. Social cohesion has a positive effect on life satisfaction among the elderly. Lifestyle has a positive effect on life satisfaction among the elderly.