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Avoidant coping predicts psychological disturbance in the elderly.

L W Smith1, T L Patterson, I Grant

  • 1Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego 92161.

The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
|August 1, 1990
PubMed
Summary

Elderly individuals using self-blame, wishful thinking, or avoidance to cope with stress showed more psychological symptoms later. Coping strategies impact psychological, not physical, health outcomes in older adults.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Gerontology
  • Health Sciences

Background:

  • Life events significantly impact health and well-being.
  • Coping strategies are crucial mediators between stressful events and health outcomes.
  • Understanding these relationships is vital for geriatric mental health.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the relationship between coping strategies and health status in elderly individuals.
  • To determine if coping mechanisms predict psychological and physical health outcomes.
  • To explore how different coping styles influence the impact of stressful life events.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective study of 81 independently living elderly persons.
  • Canonical correlation analysis to assess coping factors and health status.

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  • Regression analysis to predict psychological disturbance and physical health.

    • Main Results:

    • A canonical correlation of .53 indicated that self-blame, wishful thinking, and avoidance were linked to increased symptoms.
    • Avoidant coping significantly predicted psychological disturbance (R2 = .22, p < .05).
    • Coping strategy did not significantly predict physical health status.

    Conclusions:

    • Coping strategies modulate the influence of life events on psychological well-being in the elderly.
    • The impact of coping strategies on health outcomes differs between psychological and physical health.
    • Avoidant coping is a significant predictor of negative psychological outcomes in older adults.