Character Strengths and Resilience in Older Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Can J Aging
; : 1-11, 2023 May 09.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2316384
ABSTRACT
During the pandemic, older adults were perceived as a vulnerable group without considering their various strengths. This study explored the associations between character strengths and resilience, and verified if some of these could predict resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. A sample of 92 participants (women = 79.1%), ≥ 70 years of age (mean = 75.6 years), completed an online version of the Values in Action Inventory of Strengths - Positively keyed (VIA-IS-P) to assess 24 character strengths (grouped under six virtues) and the Connor and Davidson Resilience Scale. Results showed that 20 of the 24 strengths correlated positively and significantly with resilience. A multiple regression analysis revealed that the virtues of courage and transcendence, as well as attitudes toward aging, uniquely predicted the level of resilience. Interventions should be developed to improve certain strengths (e.g., creativity, zest, hope, humor, and curiosity), while reducing ageism, in order to promote resilience.
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Can J Aging
Journal subject:
Geriatrics
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S0714980823000089
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