Older People's Personal Strengths During the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
| Autor: | Pérez-Rojo G; Universidad San Pablo-CEU., López J, Noriega C, Martínez-Huertas JA, Velasco C, Carretero I, López-Frutos P, Galarraga L, Pillemer K |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Psicothema [Psicothema] 2021 Aug; Vol. 33 (3), pp. 423-432. |
| DOI: | 10.7334/psicothema2020.453 |
| Abstrakt: | Background: Although several biopsychosocial variables could play an important role as risk and protective factors of mental health, COVID-19 outbreak studies among older people have seldom focused on protective factors. The purpose of this study was to analyze how older adults' personal strengths predict their well-being and emotional distress. Method: 783 Spanish people aged 60 and over completed a survey that included sociodemographic characteristics, perceived health, direct or indirect infection by COVID-19, resilience, gratitude, experiential avoidance, family functioning, emotional distress and well-being. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) was performed. SEM invariance was also used to analyze whether there were differences between older people affected by COVID-19 and those not affected. Results: The best model supports the mediation effect of resilience, gratitude and experiential avoidance on older people's well-being and emotional distress. Whether participants or relatives had been infected by the virus or not did not affect the results. Conclusions: Variables used as criteria in older adults are related to well-being and emotional distress, but only indirectly and mediated by resilience, gratitude and experiential avoidance. This confirms the importance of considering psychological strengths in older people's well-being. Interventions focused on these personal resources should be considered. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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