Ageism and the Pandemic: Risk and Protective Factors of Well-Being in Older People
Abstract
:1. Introduction
The Current Research
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Procedure of Recruitment and Participants
2.2. Instruments
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Descriptive Statistics and Correlation Analysis
3.2. Testing of the Hypothesised Conceptual Model
4. Discussion
4.1. Limitations
4.2. Implications
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Means (SD) | Range | Skew | Kurt | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
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1. Well-being (MHC-SF) | 2.64 (1.00) | 0–5 | −0.04 | −0.47 | 1 | ||||||
2. Age Discrimination in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic (ADCo) | 2.75 (0.96) | 1–5 | 0.28 | −0.50 | −0.16 ** | 1 | |||||
3. Loneliness (UCLA) | 2.10 (0.47) | 1–4 | 0.24 | −0.19 | −0.56 ** | 0.24 ** | 1 | ||||
4. Social Isolation (SII) | 2.92 (0.64) | 0–5 | 0.04 | −0.32 | −0.42 ** | 0.03 | 0.32 ** | 1 | |||
5. Positive Affect (PA) | 2.57 (0.91) | 1–5 | 0.24 | −0.43 | 0.67 ** | −0.13 ** | −0.42 ** | −0.36 ** | 1 | ||
6. Confidence in the Future (CF) | 2.84 (0.88) | 1–4 | −0.26 | −0.73 | 0.45 ** | −0.15 ** | −0.35 ** | −0.22 ** | 0.41 ** | 1 | |
7. Current Physical Health (CPH) | 3.24 (0.83) | 1–5 | −0.37 | 0.20 | 0.35 ** | −0.12 ** | −0.28 ** | −0.20 ** | 0.32 ** | 0.23 ** | 1 |
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Donizzetti, A.R.; Capone, V. Ageism and the Pandemic: Risk and Protective Factors of Well-Being in Older People. Geriatrics 2023, 8, 14. https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics8010014
Donizzetti AR, Capone V. Ageism and the Pandemic: Risk and Protective Factors of Well-Being in Older People. Geriatrics. 2023; 8(1):14. https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics8010014
Chicago/Turabian StyleDonizzetti, Anna Rosa, and Vincenza Capone. 2023. "Ageism and the Pandemic: Risk and Protective Factors of Well-Being in Older People" Geriatrics 8, no. 1: 14. https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics8010014