Abstract

Old age is an inescapable progressive and developmental phenomenon bringing along a number of changes in the physical, psychological and social condition. The elderly become increasingly dependents on their younger. Emotional well being is the ability to produce positive emotions, mood, thoughts and feelings and adapt when confronted with adversity and stressful situations. One of its foundations is resilience, which allows you to navigate challenging life events. The sample size of 400 of which 333 from households and 67 from old age homes. The data was collected in Lucknow and adjacent District. Well-being scale was used to measure the emotional well-being of elderly. Result showed that there was a significant difference in emotional well-being of elderly living in Institutions and non-institutions settings.