Short- and Medium-Term Effects of Ageism on Loneliness Experienced During the COVID-19 Pandemic

被引：11
作者：
Shiovitz-Ezra, Sharon [1 ,4 ]
Erlich, Bracha [2 ]
Ayalon, Liat [3 ]
机构：
[1] Hebrew Univ Jerusalem, Paul Baerwald Sch Social Work & Social Welf, Jerusalem, Israel
[2] Hebrew Univ Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
[3] Bar Ilan Univ, Louis & Gabi Weisfeld Sch Social Work, Ramat Gan, Israel
[4] Hebrew Univ Jerusalem, Paul Baerwald Sch Social Work & Social Welf, Mt Scopus Campus, IL-91905 Jerusalem, Israel
来源：
JOURNAL OF APPLIED GERONTOLOGY | 2023年 / 42卷 / 06期
基金：
欧盟地平线“2020”;
关键词：
loneliness; ageism; quantitative methods; DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS; SOCIAL-ISOLATION; HEALTH; DISCRIMINATION; RETIREMENT; ANXIETY; ADULTS; OLD;
D O I：
10.1177/07334648231159372
中图分类号：
R4 [临床医学]; R592 [老年病学];
学科分类号：
1002 ; 100203 ; 100602 ;
摘要：
Loneliness, common in old age, may be partially attributed to ageism. The present study explored the short- and medium-term effect of ageism on loneliness experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic using prospective data derived from the Israeli sample of the Survey of Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) (N = 553). Ageism was measured before the COVID-19 outbreak and loneliness in the summer of 2020 and 2021 using a direct single question. We also tested for age differences in this association. In both the 2020 and 2021 models, ageism was related to increased loneliness. This association remained significant after adjusting for a host of demographic, health, and social variables. In the 2020 model, we also found that the positive association between ageism and loneliness was significant only in people aged 70+. We discussed the results with reference to the COVID-19 pandemic, which drew attention to two global social phenomena: loneliness and ageism.
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页码：1255 / 1266
页数：12
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