Older People’s Personal Strengths During the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic

  1. Gema Pérez-Rojo 1
  2. Javier López 1
  3. Cristina Noriega 1
  4. José Ángel Martínez-Huertas 2
  5. Cristina Velasco 1
  6. Isabel Carretero 1
  7. Patricia López-Frutos 1
  8. Leyre Galarraga 1
  9. Karl Pillemer 3
  1. 1 Universidad CEU San Pablo
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    Universidad CEU San Pablo

    Madrid, España

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  2. 2 Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
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    Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

    Madrid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01cby8j38

  3. 3 Cornell University
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    Cornell University

    Ithaca, Estados Unidos

    ROR https://ror.org/05bnh6r87

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Revue:
Psicothema

ISSN: 0214-9915,  1886-144X

Année de publication: 2021

Titre de la publication: Monográfico Mariano Yela

Volumen: 33

Número: 3

Pages: 423-432

Type: Article

DOI: 10.7334/PSICOTHEMA2020.453 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAccès ouvert editor

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Antecedentes: las variables biopsicosociales juegan un papel importante como factores de riesgo o protectores de la salud mental, pero los estudios sobre el impacto del COVID-19 en las personas mayores raramente se han centrado en factores protectores. El objetivo del estudio es analizar cómo fortalezas personales de las personas mayores predicen su bienestar psicológico y malestar emocional. Método: 783 personas españolas mayores de 60 años completaron el protocolo de evaluación que incluía características sociodemográficas, salud percibida, afectación directa o indirecta por COVID, resiliencia, gratitud, evitación experiencial, funcionamiento familiar, malestar emocional y bienestar psicológico. Se utilizó un modelo de ecuaciones estructurales y su invarianza para analizar si existían diferencias entre personas afectadas o no por COVID-19. Resultados: se ha encontrado un modelo que apoya el efecto mediador de la resiliencia, la gratitud y la evitación experiencial sobre el bienestar psicológico y el malestar emocional. Los resultados se han mantenido independientemente de la afectación por COVID. Conclusiones: las variables utilizadas como criterio en personas mayores están relacionadas con el bienestar psicológico y el malestar emocional, pero indirectamente y mediadas por fortalezas personales. Esto confirma la importancia de considerar las fortalezas en el bienestar de las personas mayores. Las intervenciones centradas en recursos personales deben ser consideradas.

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The authors thank all the participants in the study. This work was funded by Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities (CEU-Santander, grant number MCOV20V3).

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