Age Differences in Risk and Resilience Factors in COVID-19-Related Stress.
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci
; 76(2): e38-e44, 2021 01 18.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1254669
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Older adults are at higher risk for death and infirmity from COVID-19 than younger and middle-aged adults. The current study examines COVID-19-specific anxiety and proactive coping as potential risk and resilience factors that may be differentially important for younger and older adults in understanding stress experienced due to the COVID-19 pandemic.METHODS:
Five hundred and fifteen adults aged 20-79 years in the United States reported on their anxiety about developing COVID-19, proactive coping, and stress related to COVID-19 in an online survey.RESULTS:
Although there were no age differences in stress levels, anxiety about developing COVID-19 was associated with more COVID-19 stress for older adults relative to younger adults, but proactive coping was associated with less COVID-19 stress for older adults relative to younger adults.DISCUSSION:
Our results suggest that anxiety might function as a risk factor, whereas proactive coping may function as a resilience factor for older adults' COVID-19 stress. We encourage future context-dependent investigations into mental health among older adults during this pandemic and beyond.Keywords
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Anxiety
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Stress, Psychological
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Aging
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Adaptation, Psychological
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Resilience, Psychological
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Young adult
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci
Journal subject:
Social Sciences
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Geriatrics
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Psychology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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