scholarly journals Levels and Predictors of COVID-19-Related Anxiety in Older Adults

2022 ◽  
Vol 10 (B) ◽  
pp. 18-25
Author(s):  
Lina Mahmoud Ashour
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Psychiatric Care ◽  
Emotional State ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
The State ◽  
The Other ◽  
Older Population ◽  
Care Training

BACKGROUND: Prolonged quarantine during the COVID-19 outbreak is a stressful factor. AIM: This study aims to analyze the psycho-emotional state of Jordan’s older population during the Covid-19 pandemic. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study on 620 older adults (mean age, 66.4±5.3 years) was conducted in 2020 in Amman (Jordan). All respondents were asked to complete an online survey on coping strategies, a HUDS questionnaire, and a specially designed questionnaire. RESULTS: The dominant predictors of stress were uncertainty (62%) and a fear other family members getting ill (60%). Of all the respondents, 15% agreed with the necessity to prolong the quarantine period, 47% had a neutral attitude, and 38% exhibited a negative attitude. High levels of anxiety in older population were associated with the lower use of humor (H=11.498, p≤0.002). On the other hand, such respondents demonstrated the higher use of planning (H=6.227, p≤0.039), venting (H=11.087, p≤0.004), avoidance (H=7.457, p≤0.019), and active coping (H=6.043, p≤0.037). CONCLUSIONS: Most of Covid-19 cases are registered in healthcare institutions and for that reason, there is a need to provide psychiatric care to medical workers who do not have the necessary experience in this area. This may also require the state to promote psychiatric care training.

Age Differences in Coping: Does Less Mean Worse?

1989 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne Meeks ◽  
Laura L. Carstensen ◽  
Brenda-Fay Tamsky ◽  
Thomas L. Wright ◽  
David Pellegrini
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Older People ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Age Differences ◽  
Adaptive Strategies ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Third ◽  
Older Subjects ◽  
Quantitative Changes

Previous research suggests that elderly people utilize fewer coping strategies than younger people. Some researchers suggest that these quantitative changes reflect decreases in the use of maladaptive strategies; others contend that they reflect decreases in the use of adaptive strategies by older adults. The present article reports the findings of three studies of coping in older people, two addressing coping with health problems, and the other addressing coping with moving. In all three studies, the number of self-reported coping strategies decreases with age. Results do not support the idea that decreases in the number of strategies imply decrements in the quality of coping, however: in two studies, age was unrelated to the effectiveness of strategies, in the third, effectiveness ratings were higher for older subjects. The need for evaluation of specific outcomes of coping strategies is discussed, along with the need for task-specific measurement of coping. It is proposed that decreases in the number of coping strategies reflect improved coping efficiency, rather than a deterioration of adaptational skills.

scholarly journals Attitude of residents of Krasnoyarsk Territory to the restriction on alcohol sales

2020 ◽  
pp. 102-108
Author(s):  
E.P. Pukhova ◽  
◽  
B.E. Gornyi ◽  
O.Yu. Kutumova ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Health Monitoring ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
The State ◽  
Regional Center ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
The Status ◽  
Restrictive Measures ◽  
Alcohol Sales

The aim of the research. In connection with the adoption of new measures to limit alcohol consumption, from May to June 2020, specialists of health monitoring department of Krasnoyarsk Regional Center for Public Health and Medical Prevention conducted an online survey to study the attitude of both residents of the region and representatives of executive authorities to measures taken by the state to reduce the level of drunkenness in Russia. Material and methods. The article is based on the results of online survey. The survey involved 641 respondents over 18 years old, while 166 were representatives of local government. Results. It turned out that, in general, the population does not have negative attitude towards government restrictions on alcohol sale. However, some peculiarities of respondents’ attitude to government measures for the restriction of alcohol sales were revealed. It related to respondents’ gender and age, the fact of alcohol consumption and the status of the respondents’ influence on society. Conclusion. The study revealed the attitude peculiarities of region residents and representatives of regions territory administrations to restriction of alcohol sale taken by the state authorities. The study also included comparison of respondents’ opinions on restrictive measures depending on gender and age and the fact of alcohol consumption

scholarly journals Personal and situational predictors of proactive coping with difficult life situations: cross-cultural differences

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 30-38
Author(s):  
Elena R. Agadullina ◽  
Elena P. Belinskaya ◽  
Malika R. Dzhuraeva
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Emotional State ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Value Orientations ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Proactive Coping ◽  
Cultural Specificity

Background The characteristics and predictors of proactive coping still remain insufficiently studied topics in psychology. At the same time, the study of a person’s perception and assessment of possible future-related difficulties becomes more and more relevant in the context of accelerating social changes. The objective of the research is to identify culturally specific and culturally universal patterns in the choice of proactive coping strategies, depending on the interaction of personal and situational determinants. Design. The research was conducted in the form of an online survey involving students from Moscow (N = 311) and from Tashkent (N = 272) as respondents. Participants in the study consistently completed questionnaires to assess the preferences of various strategies of proactive coping, the level of general self-efficacy, the degree of tolerance to uncertainty, and the current experience of positive / negative affect. Results. In the course of the study it was revealed that the previously adapted Russian-language version of the methodology of proactive coping strategies by E. Greenglass has cultural invariance. Comparison of respondents from Russia and Uzbekistan in terms of the severity of proactive coping strategies showed that Moscow respondents prefer strategies of seeking information and emotional support to a greater extent than Tashkent ones. Testing the model of interaction of situational and personal variables showed that it is the interaction of emotional state and self-efficacy that determines the preference for strategies of proactive, reflexive, preventive coping and strategic planning strategies both in Russia and in Uzbekistan. The interaction of tolerance to uncertainty with emotional state positively predicts only the preference for a proactive coping strategy in both samples and negatively predicts the choice of a strategic planning strategy among respondents from Uzbekistan. Conclusion. The obtained results demonstrated more cultural versatility than cultural specificity in favoring different strategies for proactive coping. Two directions of further research are possible: conducting a meaningful analysis of the image of difficult situations from the point of view of both cultural specificity and cross-cultural invariance. The second direction is expanding the spectrum of the studied determinants of proactive coping, including possible social values and personal value orientations.

Identifying the Types of Phobia: A Preliminary Investigation to Reduce Phobia through Gaming Approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 892 ◽  
pp. 150-156
Author(s):  
Aslina Baharum ◽  
Nurul Hidayah Mat Zain ◽  
Anita Mohd Yasin ◽  
Mohd Nor Hajar Hasrol Jono ◽  
Nor Azida Mohamed Noh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Quantitative Method ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Preliminary Investigation ◽  
The State ◽  
The Other ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Receive Treatment ◽  
To Receive

People fear something, as the feeling is normal for a person. Fear reactions are essential for survival. Fear will triggered whenever an individual facing something scary or even confronted with something new that seems potentially dangerous. Phobia on the other hand is an intense feeling of fear towards objects, animals, activities, situations or persons. However, many people do not know they suffered from phobia. Any fear during childhood might develop into phobias. People with phobias are most likely to avoid any place or situation that might trigger their fear so that they feel relief. They also keep their phobia to themselves and not telling other people about it. Besides, they are most likely refuse to go to receive treatment from psychiatrist or therapist. This is due to the norm of the society that seeing psychiatrist or therapist means that person suffering from mental health, which is embarrassing. This paper identified the types of phobia among Malaysian for preliminary investigation for reducing phobia through gaming approach. The quantitative method based on questionnaires, which contains of 18 questions used in the random online survey. The set of questions are adapted from Fear of Spiders Questionnaire. The higher the marks are the higher the state of phobia of the individuals will be. It is hope that by identifying the types of phobia may use to suggest an alternative gaming tool in reducing phobia.

Psychometric Properties of the French Version of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (form Y) Adapted for Older Adults

1998 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 440-453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stéphane Bouchard ◽  
Hans Ivers ◽  
Janel G. Gauthier ◽  
Marie-Hélène Pelletier ◽  
Josée Savard
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
The State ◽  
The Other ◽  
State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽  
French Version ◽  
Standard Version ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

ABSTRACTAlthough there are reports that the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) should be adapted to older adults, the standard version of the instrument is consistently used with this population. Bouchard, Gauthier, Ivers and Paradis (1996) have adapted a French version of the STAI for a population of older adults and found one item with extremely low item-remainder correlation. In Study 1 (N = 57), alternative formulations of item 24 were assessed to examine if the low item-remainder correlation was related to problems in translation that could become apparent in a sample of older adults. Study 2 (N= 188) was conducted in order to replicate the findings of Study 1 and assess the factor structure of the instrument. In Study 3, 46 older adults completed the instrument on two occasions with a 35-day interval to assess test-retest reliability. Our results suggest that: (a) item 24 should be removed from the trait anxiety scale and be replaced by the mean of the other anxiety-present items; (b) the instrument has a four-factor structure similar to what is found with the standard version of the STAI in nonelderly samples; and (c) both subscales are highly stable.

scholarly journals An Exploratory Psychometric Network Analysis of Loneliness Scales in a Sample of Older Adults.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Thompson ◽  
Thomas Victor Pollet
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
The Other ◽  
Direct Measure ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Loneliness Scale ◽  
Emotional Loneliness ◽  
The Social ◽  
Clique Percolation

Objectives: To examine the relationships within and between commonly used measures ofloneliness to determine the suitability of the measures in older adults. Further, todetermine items of key importance to the measurement of loneliness. Methods: Data wereobtained from 350 older adults via completion of an online survey. Four measures ofloneliness were completed. These were the UCLA Loneliness scale (Version 3), the de JongGierveld Loneliness Scale, the Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale for Adults (ShortVersion) and a direct measure of loneliness. Results: Analysis via a regularized partialcorrelation network and via clique percolation revealed that only the SELSA-Sencompassed loneliness relating to deficits in social, family and romantic relationships. Theremaining measures tapped mostly into social loneliness alone. The direct measure ofloneliness had the strongest connection to the UCLA item-4 and the de Jong Giervelditem-1 exhibited the strongest bridge centrality, being a member of the most clusters.Discussion: The results indicate that should researchers be interested in assessingloneliness resulting from specific relationships, then the SELSA-S would be the mostsuitable measure. Whereas the other measures are suitable for assessing loneliness moregenerally. The results further suggest that the de Jong Gierveld item-1 may be a moresuitable direct measure of loneliness than that currently employed as it taps into a greaternumber of relationships.

scholarly journals Having a Casino in the Community: Implications for Older Residents

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 53-54
Author(s):  
Cindy Bui ◽  
Caitlin Coyle
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Problem Gambling ◽  
Social Engagement ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Leisure Activity ◽  
The State ◽  
Senior Center ◽  
Older Population ◽  
Senior Center Directors

Abstract Casino-going has been acknowledged as a common leisure activity for older adults, but what having a casino in the community means for the local older population has been understudied. Previous research has focused on problem gambling among older adults, but little is understood about how older residents perceive having a casino nearby and further how it impacts relevant senior services. This mixed-methods study gathered perspectives from 14 senior center directors and older residents (N = 411) of communities in Massachusetts that surround Plainridge Park Casino, the first casino that opened in the state in 2015. We conducted qualitative interviews with senior center directors and distributed a quantitative survey to older residents of the surrounding communities and those who visited the casino during the study period. We found that while most senior centers did not engage in trips to this “hometown” casino, many had other creative interactions with the casino, such as using casino space to host senior center events or seeking funding support from the casino. Older residents exhibited low rates of problem gambling risk, preferred to go to casinos outside of the state as an excursion, and attributed their reasoning to go to casinos to socializing rather than gambling aspects. While we must be aware of risks for problem gambling, this study also highlights the possibility of reframing a local casino as a potential asset that could contribute back to the community by providing resources for senior service providers and expanding social engagement opportunities for the older population.

PENERAPAN iLEARNING SURVEY (iSur) DALAM MENINGKATKAN KUALITAS SISTEM INFORMASI SELAMA PROSES PEMBELAJARAN DI PERGURUAN TINGGI RAHARJA

CCIT Journal ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 335-354
Author(s):  
Untung Rahardja ◽  
Muhamad Yusup ◽  
Ana Nurmaliana
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
The Other ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Faculty Performance ◽  
Satisfaction Measurement ◽  
Valid Information

The accuracy and reliability is the quality of the information. The more accurate and reliable, the more information it’s good quality. Similarly, a survey, the better the survey, the more accurate the information provided. Implementation of student satisfaction measurement to the process of teaching and learning activities on the quality of the implementation of important lectures in order to get feedback on the assessed variables and for future repair. Likewise in Higher Education Prog has undertaken the process of measuring student satisfaction through a distributed questioner finally disemester each class lecture. However, the deployment process questioner is identified there are 7 (seven) problems. However, the problem can be resolved by the 3 (three) ways of solving problems one of which is a system of iLearning Survey (Isur), that is by providing an online survey to students that can be accessed anywhere and anytime. In the implementation shown a prototype of Isur itself. It can be concluded that the contribution Isur system can maximize the decision taken by the Higher Education Prog. By using this Isur system with questions and evaluation forms are submitted and given to the students and the other colleges. To assess the extent to which the campus has grown and how faculty performance in teaching students class, and can be used as a media Isur valid information for an assessment of activities throughout college.

From the “Judicialization of Politics” to the “Politicization of Justice” in the UK and Switzerland

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-135
Author(s):  
Lucia Della Torre
Keyword(s):  
General Rule ◽  
The State ◽  
The Other ◽  
Specific Field ◽  
Widespread Phenomenon ◽  
Judicialization Of Politics ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Migration Law

Not very long ago, scholars saw it fit to name a new and quite widespread phenomenon they had observed developing over the years as the “judicialization” of politics, meaning by it the expanding control of the judiciary at the expenses of the other powers of the State. Things seem yet to have begun to change, especially in Migration Law. Generally quite a marginal branch of the State's corpus iuris, this latter has already lent itself to different forms of experimentations which then, spilling over into other legislative disciplines, end up by becoming the new general rule. The new interaction between the judiciary and the executive in this specific field as it is unfolding in such countries as the UK and Switzerland may prove to be yet another example of these dynamics.

A Note on Mandela v Executors, Estate Nelson Mandela 2018 (4) SA 86 (SCA) and the Conundrum around the Customary Marriage between Nelson and Winnie Mandela

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sipho Stephen Nkosi
Keyword(s):  
Supreme Court ◽  
The State ◽  
The Other ◽  
Customary Law ◽  
Eastern Cape ◽  
High Court ◽  
Nelson Mandela ◽  
The Supreme Court ◽  
Court Of Appeal

The note is about the appeal lodged by the late Mrs Winnie Madikizela-Mandela to the SCA against the decision of the Eastern Cape High Court, Mthatha, dismissing her application for review in 2014. In that application, she sought to have reviewed the decision of the Minister of Land Affairs, to transfer the now extended and renovated Qunu property to Mr Mandela and to register it in his name. Because her application was out of time, she also applied for condonation of her delay in making the application. The court a quo dismissed both applications with costs, holding that there had been an undue delay on her part. Mrs Mandela then approached the Supreme Court of Appeal, for special leave to appeal the decision of the court a quo. Two questions fell for decision by the SCA: whether there was an unreasonable and undue delay on Mrs Mandela’s part in instituting review proceedings; and whether the order for costs was appropriate in the circumstances of the case. The SCA held that there was indeed an unreasonable delay (of seventeen years). Shongwe AP (with Swain, Mathopo JJA, Mokgothloa and Rodgers AJJA concurring) held that the fact that there had been an undue delay does not necessarily mean that an order for costs should, of necessity, particularly where, as in this case, the other litigant is the state. It is the writer’s view that two other ancillary points needed to be raised by counsel and pronounced on by the Court: (a) the lawfulness and regularity of the transfer of the Qunu property to Mr Mandela; and (b) Mrs Mandela’s status as a customary-law widow—in relation to Mr Mandela.

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