Relationship between meaning in life and death anxiety in the elderly: self-esteem as a mediator

Zhang, Jiaxi; Peng, Jiaxi; Gao, Pan; Huang, He; Cao, Yunfei; Zheng, Lulu; Miao, Danmin

doi:10.1186/s12877-019-1316-7

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“…A high self-esteem makes it possible to adapt to the growing old process without the feeling of being dispensable, dependent on others, or a source of problems for the close ones [27]. It is also connected with preserving a better physical activity [28,29], and influences the intensity of the fear of death [30].…”

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Perception of Old Age by the Inhabitants of Poland

Wysokiński

Fidecki

Plech

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Introduction: People’s self-esteem and public perception of senior citizens both play important roles in perceiving old age. The public perception manifests itself in adopting specific attitudes toward the elderly. Aim of the work: The work aimed at attempting to specify how adults and the elderly perceive old age. Material and method: The diagnostic poll method was employed as the main research tool, whereas the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Questionnaire by Morris Rosenberg and the Kogan’s Attitudes toward Old People Scale, as well as authors’ own sociodemographic variables metrics, were used as research tools. The investigation was administered in a cohort of 206 people living in Poland. Results: The average number of points on the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Questionnaire by Morris Rosenberg (SES) was 29.01 (SD = 4.24). People over the age of 60 (M = 30.07 points), males (M = 32.05 points), those in a relationship (M = 30.22 points), declaring higher education (M = 30.33 points), and a good material situation (M = 30.12 points) enjoyed higher self-esteem. The average number of points on the Kogan’s Attitudes toward Old People Scale (KAOP) in the research cohort was 126.48. The assessment of the elderly was higher among those below 60 (M = 127.06), females (M = 127.29), those in a relationship (M = 129.78), those declaring higher education (M = 128.56), and those in a good material situation (M = 126.99). Conclusions: Respondents perceived old age positively, albeit at a low level. It is necessary to review activities undertaken in the sphere of social policy in Poland because activities undertaken to date are failing to improve old age perception. Actions need to be undertaken aiming at raising self-esteem level in Polish senior citizens, and available financial, social, and psychological resources from the government and community associations should all be used to this end.

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Perception of Old Age by the Inhabitants of Poland

Wysokiński

Fidecki

Plech

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“…The wisdom construct was reported to be significantly positively correlated with well-being, self-esteem and other wisdom measures [5,[61][62][63][64][65]. Hence, this study used the following wellestablished scales to evaluate the convergent validity of the BSAWS: the Personal Well-being Index (PWI) [66, 67], Rosenberg self-esteem (RSE) scale [68][69][70][71][72][73] and dimensions of the WDS [5,21]. Research also suggests that wisdom is negatively correlated with depression symptoms [2,74,75].…”

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Development and validation of a brief self-assessed wisdom scale

2020

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Background: This longitudinal study aimed to develop a nine-item Brief Self-Assessed Wisdom Scale (BSAWS) derived from the original 40-item Self-Assessed Wisdom Scale (SAWS). Methods: The psychometric properties of the shortened scale were evaluated based on a sample of 157 older adults. The factor structure and dimensionality of the original SAWS were examined using confirmatory factor analysis. Subsequent explorative factor analysis of the BSAWS supported the construct validity of the shortened scale. Results: The internal consistency, convergent validity and construct validity of the shortened scale were also evaluated and the results indicated that the BSAWS possesses good psychometric properties and is comparable with the full version.Conclusions: This scale refinement may help researchers and practitioners conduct epistemological surveys or clinical research related to wisdom.

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“…The elderly are increasingly experiencing severe death anxiety during this pandemic (Yao, Chen et al 2020). (Zhang, Peng et al 2019) Important factors that may affect the severity of death anxiety include age, gender, self-esteem, physical condition, mental health, ethnicity, religious beliefs, stressors, previous experience of death, and the media (Assari & Lankarani 2016;Nia, Lehto et al 2016).…”

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“…In Iran, half of the elderly population of the country has low health literacy; therefore, health education should be prioritized for these individuals amid the current pandemic (Barasteh, Rassouli et al 2020). Given that death anxiety is a common phenomenon in all societies, mitigating this type of anxiety can considerably improve the elderly's mental health and quality of life (Zhang, Peng et al 2019). Based on our clinical experience, a 67-year-old man diagnosed with COVID-19 was hospitalized under acceptable hemodynamic condition.…”

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