Death Anxiety and Resilience in Older Adults: The Moderating Role of Attachment Patterns.

IF 2.5 3区 心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Yoav S Bergman
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Abstract

The unique human awareness of the fact that life is finite, and that death is unavoidable has been shown to elicit negative psychological consequences across the life cycle. However, research has demonstrated that the ability to seek, maintain, and gain comfort from close relationships mitigates the adverse psychological effects of death awareness/anxiety. Moreover, relatively little is known about how death anxiety and social relationships in old age are associated with resilience, an important personal protective factor for dealing with general and age-related difficulties. Accordingly, the current work examined the links between death anxiety and resilience in older adults and explored the potential moderating role of attachment patterns for this link. Data were collected from 369 older Israeli adults (Mage = 73.15, SD = 6.31, range = 60-94), who completed scales examining death anxiety, attachment patterns, and resilience, as well as sociodemographic scales. The results demonstrated that death anxiety, attachment anxiety, and attachment avoidance were associated with reduced resilience. Moreover, the death anxiety-resilience link was not significant for individuals reporting high or low levels of both attachment anxiety and avoidance. The findings are discussed through the prism of Terror Management Theory, and practical implications are suggested.

老年人的死亡焦虑和复原力:依恋模式的调节作用
人类对生命有限和死亡不可避免这一事实的独特认识,已被证明会在整个生命周期中引发负面的心理后果。然而,研究表明,从亲密关系中寻求、维持和获得安慰的能力可以减轻死亡意识/焦虑带来的负面心理影响。此外,对于老年期的死亡焦虑和社会关系如何与复原力(应对一般和与年龄有关的困难的重要个人保护因素)相关联,人们还知之甚少。因此,本研究考察了老年人死亡焦虑与复原力之间的联系,并探讨了依恋模式对这种联系的潜在调节作用。研究收集了 369 名以色列老年人(年龄 = 73.15,SD = 6.31,范围 = 60-94)的数据,这些老年人完成了有关死亡焦虑、依恋模式和复原力的量表以及社会人口学量表。结果表明,死亡焦虑、依恋焦虑和依恋回避与复原力下降有关。此外,对于依恋焦虑和回避程度高或低的人来说,死亡焦虑与复原力之间的联系并不显著。本文从恐怖管理理论的角度对研究结果进行了讨论,并提出了实际意义。
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Behavioral Sciences
Behavioral Sciences Social Sciences-Development
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