Self-serving appraisal as a cognitive coping strategy to deal with  age-related limitations: An empirical study with elderly adults in a real-life stressful situation

Raedt, Rudi De; Ponjaert‐Kristoffersen, Ingrid

doi:10.1080/13607860500311904

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“…Other theories are focusing on the emotional processing and the tendency of older adults to show a preference for positive information. Moreover, high resilience in older adults has been associated with reduced depression and mortality risk, as well as with better perception and successful aging, leading to an increased quality of life (De Raedt and Ponjaert-Kristoffersen, 2006;Jeste et al, 2013). These findings are in line with our hypothesis that well-being seems to remain relatively stable among older adults and decreases only when adversities occur and agree with the theories of self-immunizing processes.…”

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confidence: 89%

Technology Enhanced Health and Social Care for Vulnerable People During the COVID-19 Outbreak

Romanopoulou

Zilidou

Gilou

et al. 2021

Front. Hum. Neurosci.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has spread rapidly worldwide with critical consequences in health, as well as in social, economic, and particularly in psychological conditions of vulnerable people, especially older adults. Therefore, it is necessary the direct attention to their health care needs and related interventions. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) have direct impact on older adults’ health and quality of life leading to decreased depression and loneliness, along with empowerment of independent life. Many studies involve cognitive training programs/software based on new technological systems that provide to vulnerable people access to gamified, attractive, cognitive exercises for overall functionality everywhere and at any time. Twenty-four participants (mean age 69.3 years) were assigned to this study. The cognitive training component of LLM Care was used as an interactive software to enhance participants’ cognitive functions. The intervention lasted 12 weeks with the frequency of 2–4 times per week in sessions of at least 30 min. Participants used their personal devices (tablets/laptops) in their own residence, while technical and consulting guidance was provided by LLM Care certified trainers. They were informed about the purpose of the study, while consent forms along with psychological assessments were distributed every 2 weeks to periodically evaluate their psychosocial and mental health conditions. The assessments included the World Health Organization-Five Well-Being Index (WHO-5), the Short Anxiety Screening Test (SAST), the System Usability Scale (SUS) and the Impact Factor Event Scale (IES-R). According to the results, the participants with improved well-being tended to report decreased subjective distress caused by COVID-19, and their engagement with new technologies can potentially minimize the negative outcomes occurred by the current stressful situation, mitigating the effect of hyperarousal symptoms, while increasing their overall well-being. Well-being seems to remain relatively stable among older adults and decreases only when adversities occur, while the usability of the software was perceived as marginally acceptable by participants. The exploitation of the LLM Care contributes to the improvement of older adults’ well-being and alleviates the negative experience caused by stressful situations like COVID-19.

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confidence: 89%

Technology Enhanced Health and Social Care for Vulnerable People During the COVID-19 Outbreak

Romanopoulou

Zilidou

Gilou

et al. 2021

Front. Hum. Neurosci.

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“…According to the authors of the cognitive theory of psychosocial stress (Folkman, 1984;Folkman & Moskowitz, 2004;Lazarus, 1968Lazarus, , 2006, what is crucial is not so much the circumstances of the individuals or the stressful events that they experience, but rather their ability to cope and to adapt to these stressful events (De Raedt & Ponjaert-Kristoffersen, 2006;Garofe et al, 2008). Here, coping processes can be conceived as "reality constructions," whereas attentive, comparative, and interpretative processes mediate between the event and the elaboration of the response (Ferring & Filipp, 2000).…”

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Stressful Events in Old Age: Who are Most Exposed and Who are Most Likely to Overcome Them

Herrera

Fernández

2020

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

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Objectives: This study investigated self-reported events that were rated as stressful and being affecting wellbeing among older people. It also examined the variables associated with the perception of overcoming these stressful events. Methods: Face-to-face survey on a representative sample of 1,431 older people in Santiago-Chile. Instruments included open-ended questions for distinguishing events as losses, problems, conflicts, and others’ difficulties. The associations between the occurrence and overcoming of events with individual and social characteristics were examined through multivariate logistic regression. Results: 39.5% mentioned at least one stressful event, being mostly perceived as solvable problems rather than losses. Higher-income, better health, self-efficacy, and social support were associated with a higher perception of event overcoming. Conclusion: The occurrence and the probability of events’ overcoming does not increase in old-old age in this sample group. Better health and individual and social resources such as self-efficacy and social support, are protective resources for overcoming the stressful events, but they are not generally considered in public policies.

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“…coping strategies, such as acceptance and positive appraisal, have been suggested as tools for adaptation in late life (Birkeland & Natvig, 2009;De Raedt & Ponjaert-Kristoffersen, 2006;Kraaij et al, 2002). Further, based on the theory of successful aging, Blevins and Troutman (2011) noted how important a positive outlook is for adapting to the stress and challenge of facing chronic renal disease.…”

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confidence: 98%

Life values, family support and psychosocial adaptation among older people in Taiwan: an institutional and community comparison

Hung

Chen

Lan

et al. 2013

Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the psychosocial adaptation among elderly persons in institutional and community settings, and to explore factors influencing their adaptation. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with a convenience sample of 165 residents of four institutions (two assisted-living facilities and two nursing homes) and 209 community-dwelling elders served by a primary care centre, all located in middle Taiwan. A structured interview questionnaire was used to collect data. Results: community-dwelling elderly had significantly higher adaptation scores than those in institutional settings. Factors related to adaptation differed between institutional and community settings, with more variables influencing adaptation in the community than in the institution. Physical functional status was the major influence on adaptation of the elderly in institutions. Dietary support from family was negatively associated with adaptation in this group. Influencing factors for community-dwelling elders were more complicated, including perceived family emotional and economic support, personal life values and physical functional status. Implications: greater support from government, including economic resources and assistance in community care are needed to achieve the policy goal of 'aging in place'. Further investigation of the influence of family interaction on elders' adaptation is needed.

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Self-serving appraisal as a cognitive coping strategy to deal with age-related limitations: An empirical study with elderly adults in a real-life stressful situation

Cited by 17 publications

References 29 publications

Technology Enhanced Health and Social Care for Vulnerable People During the COVID-19 Outbreak

Technology Enhanced Health and Social Care for Vulnerable People During the COVID-19 Outbreak

Stressful Events in Old Age: Who are Most Exposed and Who are Most Likely to Overcome Them

Life values, family support and psychosocial adaptation among older people in Taiwan: an institutional and community comparison

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