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How we survived: older adults’ adjustment to the lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic

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dc.contributor.authorJarego, Margarida
dc.contributor.authorTasker, Fiona
dc.contributor.authorCosta, Pedro Alexandre
dc.contributor.authorPais-Ribeiro, José
dc.contributor.authorFerreira-Valente, Alexandra
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-14T14:48:48Z
dc.date.available2024-05-14T14:48:48Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractOlder adults were found to be the most susceptible group to suffer the physical health consequences of a COVID-19 infection and were considered vulnerable to the negative effects of the lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic, yet unlike many young adults did not generally experience an increased rate of mental health problems. Our study explored the strategies older adults in Portugal deployed during the mandatory lockdowns in 2020 and 2021. Qualitative interview data were collected with 22 older adults in relatively good health (aged between 66 and 92 years old; 36% women). Three main themes were identified via thematic analysis: (1) Finding things to do and activities that can protect me; (2) Identifying how my thoughts can protect me; and (3) Counting myself lucky – me and my home advantages. Some of the thematic strategies identified by older adults to manage pandemic and lockdown-related stresses related to meaning-centered coping could be further developed via cognitive behavioral therapies of the third wave.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia - FCTpt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationJarego, M., Pais-Ribeiro, J., Ferreira-Valente, A., Tasker, F., & Costa, P. A. (2024). How we survived: older adults’ adjustment to the lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-024-05860-6pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s12144-024-05860-6pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn19364733
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/9782
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherSpringer New Yorkpt_PT
dc.relationUIDB/04810/2020pt_PT
dc.relationUIDP/04810/2020pt_PT
dc.relationUIDB/04872/2020pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectCOVID-19pt_PT
dc.subjectLockdownpt_PT
dc.subjectOlder adultspt_PT
dc.subjectCopingpt_PT
dc.subjectPsychological well-beingpt_PT
dc.titleHow we survived: older adults’ adjustment to the lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemicpt_PT
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oaire.citation.titleCurrent Psychologypt_PT
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