Association of optimism, self-efficacy, and resilience with life engagement among middle-aged and older adults with severe climate anxiety: Sensitivity of a path model

IF 4.9 2区医学 Q1 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY

Journal of affective disorders Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI:10.1016/j.jad.2025.03.180

Nestor Asiamah , Henry Kofi Mensah , Edward Wilson Ansah , Eric Eku , Nana Benyi Ansah , Emelia Danquah , Cosmos Yarfi , Isaac Aidoo , Frank Frimpong Opuni , Simon Mawulorm Agyemang

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Abstract

Background

Life engagement is an important proxy of successful ageing that may depend on psychological capital factors (e.g., optimism, self-efficacy, and resilience), especially among older adults with severe climate anxiety. This study aimed to assess the association of optimism with life engagement and ascertain whether this relationship is mediated by self-efficacy and resilience among older adults with severe climate anxiety.

Methods

The data came from the Climate Psychology in Ageing Study 2024, a national survey involving 3994 middle-aged and older adults aged 50 years or over in Ghana. Multistage sampling was used to select the participants across Ghanaian cities, and the Climate Anxiety Scale was used to classify participants into severe, moderate, or mild climate anxiety. A path analysis (through structural equation modelling) was used to quantify the association. The sensitivity of the path model was investigated with data on moderate and mild climate anxiety.

Results

Optimism was associated with higher life engagement among older adults with severe and moderate climate anxiety but not among those with mild climate anxiety. Self-efficacy and resilience partially mediated the association of optimism with life engagement among older adults with severe and moderate climate anxiety but fully mediated this relationship among older adults with mild climate anxiety.

Conclusion

Psychological capital may be more strongly associated with life engagement among older adults with severe climate anxiety, and policy-driven human development programmes enhancing this capital can facilitate life engagement.

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Journal of affective disorders 医学-精神病学

CiteScore

10.90

自引率

6.10%

发文量

1319

审稿时长

9.3 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Affective Disorders publishes papers concerned with affective disorders in the widest sense: depression, mania, mood spectrum, emotions and personality, anxiety and stress. It is interdisciplinary and aims to bring together different approaches for a diverse readership. Top quality papers will be accepted dealing with any aspect of affective disorders, including neuroimaging, cognitive neurosciences, genetics, molecular biology, experimental and clinical neurosciences, pharmacology, neuroimmunoendocrinology, intervention and treatment trials.