scholarly journals A Study on the Effects of Death Education and Death Anxiety in Older Adults: Mediation Effects of Ego-integrity

2015 ◽  
Vol null (70) ◽  
pp. 319-348
Author(s):  
조성희 ◽  
정영순
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Death Anxiety ◽  
Death Education ◽  
Ego Integrity ◽  
Mediation Effects

Poor Acceptance of the Past is Related to Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults

GeroPsych ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 246-251
Author(s):  
Gozde Cetinkol ◽  
Gulbahar Bastug ◽  
E. Tugba Ozel Kizil
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Death Anxiety ◽  
Geriatric Depression ◽  
Ego Integrity ◽  
The Past ◽  
Depressed Group ◽  
Total Death ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract. Depression in older adults can be explained by Erikson’s theory on the conflict of ego integrity versus hopelessness. The study investigated the relationship between past acceptance, hopelessness, death anxiety, and depressive symptoms in 100 older (≥50 years) adults. The total Beck Hopelessness (BHS), Geriatric Depression (GDS), and Accepting the Past (ACPAST) subscale scores of the depressed group were higher, while the total Death Anxiety (DAS) and Reminiscing the Past (REM) subscale scores of both groups were similar. A regression analysis revealed that the BHS, DAS, and ACPAST predicted the GDS. Past acceptance seems to be important for ego integrity in older adults.

Relationships Among an Older Adult's Life Review, Ego Integrity, and Death Anxiety

1992 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 267-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Fishman
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Negative Correlation ◽  
Death Anxiety ◽  
Ego Development ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Life Review ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Information Sheet ◽  
Ego Integrity

The frameworks of Erikson (1963) and Butler (1963) were used to design this descriptive study that investigated the relationships among life review, ego integrity, and death anxiety in older adults. Three hypotheses were proposed: (a) the greater the life review, the higher the ego integrity; (b) the greater the life review, the lower the death anxiety; (c) the higher the ego integrity, the lower the death anxiety. The sample consisted of 115 female and male volunteers between the ages of 65 and 93. The participants filled out the Life Review Questionnaire, Adult Ego Development Scale, Death Anxiety Scale, Death Preparation Scale, and a Personal Information Sheet. Life review, while not positively correlated with ego integrity, was found to have a negative correlation with death anxiety. Also, religious subjects were found to be more prepared for death than those who did not practice. Implications for therapy and future research are discussed, as well.

Religiosity, spirituality and death anxiety among older adults living at home and in institutional facilities: a comparative study

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Gil P. Soriano ◽  
Kathyrine A. Calong Calong ◽  
Rudolf Cymorr Kirby P. Martinez ◽  
Rozzano C. Locsin
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Death Anxiety ◽  
At Home

Development of a Scale to Measure Korean Ego-integrity in Older Adults

2007 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung Ok Chang ◽  
Eun Sook Kong ◽  
Kwuy Bun Kim ◽  
Nam Cho Kim ◽  
Ju Hee Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Ego Integrity

scholarly journals Walkable Urban Design Attributes and Japanese Older Adults’ Body Mass Index: Mediation Effects of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 764-767 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Javad Koohsari ◽  
Andrew T. Kaczynski ◽  
Tomoki Nakaya ◽  
Ai Shibata ◽  
Kaori Ishii ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Population Density ◽  
Sedentary Behavior ◽  
Urban Design ◽  
Mediation Effects ◽  
Design Attributes ◽  
Walk Score ◽  
Japanese Older Adults

Purpose: The purposes of this study were to examine associations between objectively measured walkable urban design attributes with Japanese older adults’ body mass index (BMI) and to test whether objectively assessed physical activity and sedentary behavior mediated such associations. Design: Cross-sectional. Setting: Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Participants: Participants were 297 older residents (aged 65-84 years) randomly selected from the registry of residential addresses. Measures: Walkable urban design attributes, including population density, availability of physical activity facilities, intersection density, and access to public transportation stations, were calculated using geographic information systems. Physical activity, sedentary behavior, and BMI were measured objectively. Analysis: The relationships of walkable urban design attributes, Walk Score®, and BMI were examined by multiple linear regression with adjustment for covariates in all models. Mediation effects of the physical activity and sedentary behavior variables in these relationships were tested using a product-of-coefficients test. Results: Higher population density and Walk Score® were associated with lower BMI. Light and moderate-to-vigorous physical activities partially mediated the relationships between these walkable urban design attributes and BMI. Conclusions: Developing active-friendly environmental policies to (re)design neighborhoods may not only promote active transport behaviors but also help in improving residents’ health status in non-Western contexts.

Is death anxiety more closely linked with optimism or pessimism among older adults?

2018 ◽  
Vol 77 ◽  
pp. 169-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael D. Barnett ◽  
Ellen A. Anderson ◽  
Arthur D. Marsden
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Death Anxiety

Death Anxiety in Younger and Older Adults

2018 ◽  
pp. 123-136
Author(s):  
James A. Thorson ◽  
F. C. Powell
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Death Anxiety
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