COVID-19 health worries and anxiety symptoms among older adults: the moderating role of ageism
COVID-19 health worries and anxiety symptoms among older adults: the moderating role of ageism
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DOI：
10.1017/s1041610220001258
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发表时间：
2020-11-01
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7
通讯作者：
Palgi, Yuval
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作者：
Bergman, Yoav S.;Cohen-Fridel, Sara;Palgi, Yuval
晚年焦虑的一个突出特点是对身体健康的担忧。老年人的焦虑症状与各种心理后果有关，包括社会孤立和孤独。在2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行期间，许多社会表现出越来越多的年龄歧视态度，鼓励老年人远离社会。因此，目前的研究考察了COVID-19相关的年龄歧视在老年人中COVID-19健康担忧和焦虑症状之间的联系中的调节作用。数据收集自243名老年人（年龄范围60-92岁; M = 69.75，SD = 6.69），他们完成了评估COVID-19相关健康担忧和年龄歧视以及焦虑症状的量表。结果显示，健康担忧和年龄歧视与焦虑症状呈正相关。此外，健康担忧和焦虑症状之间的联系在年龄歧视水平较高的老年人中更为明显。该研究强调了一般老年人，特别是年龄歧视老年人，对COVID-19相关健康担忧的负面后果的脆弱性，并强调了社会在大流行期间增加的年龄歧视立场在这方面的作用。
A prominent feature of anxiety in late life is concerns regarding physical health. Anxiety symptoms among older adults have been connected with various psychological outcomes, including social isolation and loneliness. During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, many societies have demonstrated increased ageist attitudes, encouraging older adults to distance themselves from society. Accordingly, the current study examined the moderating role of COVID-19-related ageism in the connection between COVID-19 health worries and anxiety symptoms among older adults. Data were collected from 243 older adults (age range 60-92; M = 69.75, SD = 6.69), who completed scales assessing COVID-19-related health worries and ageism, as well as anxiety symptoms. The results demonstrated that both health worries and ageism were positively associated with anxiety symptoms. Moreover, the connection between health worries and anxiety symptoms was more pronounced among older adults with high ageism levels. The study highlights the vulnerability of older adults in general, and ageist older adults in particular, to the negative consequences of COVID-19-related health worries, and emphasizes the role of the increased ageist stance of society during the pandemic in this regard.