在COVID-19大流行期间回忆和跨代建议
Vincent P Salabarria1, Odette N Gould1
1Department of Psychology, Mount Allison University, Sackville, Canada.
Aging & mental health
|July 11, 2023
概括
年龄较大的成年人.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 老年学是一门学科.
背景情况:
- 回忆是一种与老年人的心理健康相关的认知过程.
- 在全球范围内,COVID-19大流行为老年人群带来了独特的挑战和压力.
研究的目的:
- 调查老年人的回忆模式与他们对COVID-19大流行病的评估之间的关系.
- 探索回忆如何影响老年人给面临生活挑战的年轻一代的建议.
主要方法:
- 107名居住在社区的老年人 (平均年龄为74.55) 填写了关于与流行病有关的生活中断,回忆频率和类型以及流行病评估的问卷.
- 一组由40名参与者组成的小组为年轻人撰写了关于克服生活挑战的建议文章.
主要成果:
- 积极的回忆功能与积极和消极的流行病评估相关.
- 负面回忆功能与负面的流行病评估相关.
- 更高的回忆频率与更积极和负面的建议有关,特别是关于身份发展的建议.
结论:
- 积极的回忆使老年人更容易感知生活中具有挑战性的事件的积极和消极方面.
- 回忆在老年人如何处理逆境和传授智慧给年轻人的过程中起着重要作用.
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