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Older Adults’ Well-being During the Covid-19 Pandemic in a Swedish Longitudinal Study

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ID12440944
AuthorsMarie Kivi (0000-0003-1056-0995, University of Gothenburg, corresponding author), Isabelle Hansson (0000-0003-2241-7993, University of Gothenburg), Pär Bjälkebring (0000-0002-4430-4044, University of Gothenburg)
EditorsDerek M Isaacowitz (0000-0002-6187-4401)
Year2020
Volume76
Issue2
Pagese4-e9
Publication date2020-06-23
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journals of Gerontology Series B (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1079-5014 • E-ISSN: 1758-5368
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/geronb/gbaa084
PMID32599622
OpenAlexW3037144217
LanguageEN
Citations received77
References cited8

In the early stage of the pandemic, Swedish older adults on average rated their well-being as high as, or even higher than, previous years. However, those who worried more reported lower well-being. Our findings speak to the resilience, but also heterogeneity, among older adults during the pandemic. Further research, on a broad range of health factors and long-term psychological consequences, is needed

Anxiety · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Distancing · Life satisfaction · Loneliness · Longitudinal study · Pandemic · Perception · Psychiatry · Psychological resilience · Social distance · Social isolation · Sociology · Well-being · Worry · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Gerontology · Social Psychology

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