在COVID-19期间,老年人的身份发展和破坏:一个纵向的混合方法研究
Lauren L Mitchell1, Mary K Burns2, Daniel Koch Impellizzeri2
1Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, Emmanuel College, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
概括
冠状病毒疾病2019 (COVID-19) 疫情影响了老年人的身份,有些人经历了弹性,有些人经历了身份破坏. 身份的破坏与随着时间的推移持续恶化的幸福感有关.
科学领域:
- 老年学是指老年学的学科.
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 破坏性生活事件,以2019年冠状病毒病 (COVID-19) 流行病为例,可以促使老年人调整他们的身份.
- 了解这些重大事件如何影响后生活中的身份形成和维护对于心理健康至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了探索老年人如何感知由于COVID-19流行病导致的身份变化.
- 检查与流行病相关的身份转变,特定的流行病经历和老年人的整体幸福感之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 从2020年4月到2021年4月,对2,248名老年人纵向使用混合方法方法.
- 定性主题分析确定了身份主题,而统计分析则使用潜在增长曲线模型调查了与COVID-19暴露,接种疫苗和12个月幸福轨迹 (生活满意度,孤独,抑郁,焦虑,自我评估健康) 的关联.
主要成果:
- 参与者报告了积极的身份调整 (例如,修订优先级,弹性) 和消极的身份破坏.
- 在12个月的研究期间,身份障碍与较差的基线幸福感和持续更差的结果显著相关.
结论:
- 认同在以后的生活中是适应性的,有压力事件,如COVID-19的流行病能够培养积极的适应过程.
- 然而,这种事件也可能导致身份障碍,这是老年人持续负面幸福感的重要风险因素.
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