Knowledge about aging and worry in older adults: testing the mediating role of intolerance of uncertainty.
Knowledge about aging and worry in older adults: testing the mediating role of intolerance of uncertainty.
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DOI：
10.1080/13607860802591088
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发表时间：
2009-01
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Cabrera I
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文献类型：
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作者：
Nuevo R;Wetherell JL;Montorio I;Ruiz MA;Cabrera I
本研究旨在探讨老年人对衰老的认知与焦虑程度之间的关系，并检验不确定性不耐受的潜在中介作用。样本由120名居住在社区的老年人组成，平均年龄71.0岁（SD = 6.3）。采用中介分析和结构方程模型对不同模型进行分析比较。对衰老认知的增加与对不确定性的不耐受和担忧均呈负相关，其对担忧的影响部分由对不确定性的不耐受介导。中介模型与数据拟合良好（拟合优度指数(GFI) = 0.995），明显优于其他模型。这些结果表明，对衰老过程的良好了解有助于减少对不确定性的厌恶，从而降低老年人的担忧水平。因此，提高对衰老知识的教育项目可以作为预防老年焦虑的一种策略。
This study aims to explore the relationship between knowledge about aging and severity of worry in older adults, and to test the potential mediational role of intolerance of uncertainty. The sample was composed of 120 community-dwelling older adults, with a mean of age of 71.0 years (SD = 6.3). Mediational analyses and structural equation modeling were used to analyze and compare different models. Greater knowledge about aging was negatively related to both intolerance of uncertainty and worry, and its effect on worry was partially mediated by intolerance of uncertainty. The mediational model obtained an excellent fit to the data (i.e. Goodness of fit index (GFI) = 0.995) and clearly had a better fit than alternative models. These results suggest that a good knowledge of the aging process could help decrease aversive uncertainty and thus reduce the level of worry among older adults. Thus, educational programs to increase knowledge about aging could serve as one preventive strategy for anxiety in old age.
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作者：
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通讯作者：
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