Thinking Beyond COVID-19: How Has the Pandemic Impacted Future Time Horizons?
Psychol Sci
; : 9567976231170560, 2023 Jun 14.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-20235740
ABSTRACT
Older age is reportedly protective against the detrimental psychological impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, consistent with the theory that reduced future time extension (FTE) leads to prioritization of socioemotional well-being. We investigated whether depression severity and pandemic-related factors (regional severity, threat, social isolation) reduce FTE beyond chronological age and whether these relationships differ between younger and older adults. In May 2020, we recruited 248 adults (younger 18-43 years, older 55-80 years) from 13 industrialized nations. Multigroup path analysis found that depression severity was a better predictor of FTE than the reverse association in both age groups, suggesting an affective foreshortening of future time. In both age groups, older age was protective against depression severity, and younger age was associated with heightened vulnerability to the negative impacts of pandemic-related factors. Future research should consider the complex interrelationships between FTE, age, and depression severity and the potential impacts of the broader psychosocial milieu.
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English
Journal:
Psychol Sci
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Psychology
Year:
2023
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09567976231170560
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