Death Anxiety and Loneliness among Older Adults: Role of Parental Self-Efficacy
| Autor: | Ahuva Even-Zohar, Miri Kestler-Peleg, Osnat Lavenda, Lee Greenblatt-Kimron |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Health
Toxicology and Mutagenesis media_common.quotation_subject Population Anxiety parental self-efficacy Article Surveys and Questionnaires death anxiety loneliness medicine Humans Association (psychology) education older adults Aged media_common Self-efficacy education.field_of_study Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Loneliness medicine.disease Mental health Self Efficacy Death anxiety Medicine Psychological resilience medicine.symptom Older people Psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 18 Issue 18 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 9857, p 9857 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph18189857 |
| Popis: | Death anxiety and loneliness are major issues for older people. The present study aimed to broaden the understanding of factors that are linked with increased loneliness in old age by examining the association between death anxiety and loneliness, and the role of an unexplored variable among older adults, namely, parental self-efficacy. A convenience sample of 362 Israeli parents over the age of 65 was recruited through means of social media. Participants completed self-reported questionnaires, which included background characteristics, death anxiety, parental self-efficacy, and loneliness measures. The findings showed that death anxiety was positively associated with loneliness among older adults. The findings also confirmed that parental self-efficacy moderated this association in this population. We concluded that the combination of death anxiety and low parental self-efficacy identified a group of older adults that are at higher risk of developing increased loneliness levels. Mental health professionals should consider intergenerational relationships as a fundamental component of older adults’ daily lives, focusing on parental self-efficacy in old age, as this appears to be a resilience resource. |
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