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  1. Article ; Online: Purpose in Life, Loneliness, and Protective Health Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

    Kang, Yoona / Cosme, Danielle / Pei, Rui / Pandey, Prateekshit / Carreras-Tartak, José / Falk, Emily B

    The Gerontologist

    2021  Volume 61, Issue 6, Page(s) 878–887

    Abstract: ... to engage in health-protective behaviors.: Research design and methods: During the COVID-19 pandemic, 517 ... with lower loneliness, as well as greater intentions to engage in COVID-protective behaviors. Higher ... such as purpose in life are associated with increased protective health behaviors. Furthermore, purpose in life ...

    Abstract Background and objectives: Social distancing, while effective in slowing the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), can increase social isolation. The current preregistered study examined purpose in life as a psychological resource that may buffer against loneliness and increase intentions to engage in health-protective behaviors.
    Research design and methods: During the COVID-19 pandemic, 517 adults (mean = 37.71, SD = 11.30; range = 19-73) reported their levels of purpose in life, current and prepandemic levels of loneliness, and degrees to which they intended to engage in behaviors known to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
    Results: Across age, having a stronger sense of purpose in life was associated with lower loneliness, as well as greater intentions to engage in COVID-protective behaviors. Higher loneliness was associated with lower intentions to maintain social distance and engage in additional health promotion behaviors such as handwashing. However, this link was not present at higher levels of purpose in life. Older age was also associated with less loneliness, but not for individuals with lower levels of purpose in life.
    Discussion and implications: Results suggest that psychological resources such as purpose in life are associated with increased protective health behaviors. Furthermore, purpose in life may reduce loneliness and counteract the negative effects of stressors that diminish the willingness to engage in health-protective behaviors. Our data also highlight resilience among older individuals in times of isolation during a global pandemic.
    MeSH term(s) Aged ; COVID-19 ; Health Behavior ; Humans ; Loneliness ; Pandemics ; SARS-CoV-2
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-06-14
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 216760-8
    ISSN 1758-5341 ; 0016-9013
    ISSN (online) 1758-5341
    ISSN 0016-9013
    DOI 10.1093/geront/gnab081
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  2. Article ; Online: Loneliness, Purpose in Life, and Protective Behaviors: Examining Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Relationships in Older Adults Before and During COVID-19.

    Ma, Xin / Yang, Yin / Lin, Tong / Zhang, Yan / Zheng, En

    The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences

    2023  Volume 78, Issue 12, Page(s) 2037–2044

    Abstract: ... protective behaviors before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. older adults.: Methods ... importantly, the longitudinal effects of purpose in life on loneliness and protective behaviors provide ... with recommended measures during future health crises (such as the COVID-19 pandemic). ...

    Abstract Objectives: Existing literature on the effects of psychological resources on health-protective behaviors in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and other contexts has focused heavily on cross-sectional relationships. Informed by self-determination theory, the current study aims to overcome this limitation by investigating the cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships among loneliness, purpose in life, and protective behaviors before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. older adults.
    Methods: This study uses data from the 2016 and 2020 waves of the Health and Retirement Study, a nationally representative longitudinal panel study of older adults in the United States. The working sample size was 2,649. A path model and a cross-lagged panel model were applied for the analyses.
    Results: Purpose in life fully mediated the negative impact of loneliness on protective behaviors when measured cross-sectionally. Moreover, prepandemic loneliness was associated with a decrease in purpose in life over time. On the other hand, prepandemic purpose in life was associated with a decrease in loneliness and an increase in protective behaviors over time.
    Discussion: Our cross-sectional finding on the mediating role of purpose in life reveals a psychological mechanism useful for future interventions. Furthermore, the longitudinal influence of prepandemic loneliness on purpose in life deserves both scholarly and clinical attention. Most importantly, the longitudinal effects of purpose in life on loneliness and protective behaviors provide guidance for preparing older adults during normal times to cope with loneliness and to comply more with recommended measures during future health crises (such as the COVID-19 pandemic).
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Aged ; Loneliness/psychology ; COVID-19/epidemiology ; COVID-19/prevention & control ; Pandemics/prevention & control ; Longitudinal Studies ; Retirement
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-16
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1223664-0
    ISSN 1758-5368 ; 1079-5014
    ISSN (online) 1758-5368
    ISSN 1079-5014
    DOI 10.1093/geronb/gbad117
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