Mental Health and Social Connectedness Across the Adult Lifespan in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Autor:	Shanaya Rathod, Madeline A. Gregory, Brianna J. Turner, Zachary Senay, Nicole K. Legg, Theone S. E. Paterson, Peter Phiri, Jamie-Lee Barden
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Community and Home Care Gerontology Health (social science) Social connectedness Multilevel model Context (language use) Loneliness Disease Mental health Social support Pandemic medicine Geriatrics and Gerontology medicine.symptom Psychology
Zdroj:	Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement. 40:554-569
ISSN:	1710-1107 0714-9808
DOI:	10.1017/s0714980821000477
Popis:	The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has had profound consequences on collective mental health and well-being, and yet, older adults appear better off than younger adults. The current study examined mental health impacts of the pandemic across adult age groups in a large sample (n = 5,320) of Canadians using multiple hierarchical regression analyses. Results suggest older adults are experiencing better mental health and more social connectedness relative to younger adults. Loneliness predicted negative mental health outcomes across all age groups, while the negative association between social support and mental health was only significant at average and high levels of loneliness in the 65–69 age group. Results point towards differential mental health impacts of the pandemic across adult age groups and indicate that loneliness and social support may be key intervention targets during the COVID-19 pandemic. Future research should further examine mechanisms of resiliency among older Canadian adults during the pandemic.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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