Poor Acceptance of the Past is Related to Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Poor Acceptance of the Past is Related to Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults

Published:2020-11 Issue:4 Volume:33 Page:246-251
ISSN:1662-9647
Container-title:GeroPsych
language:en
Short-container-title:GeroPsych

Author:

Cetinkol Gozde¹,Bastug Gulbahar²,Ozel Kizil E. Tugba³

Affiliation:

1. Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Near East University, Nicosia, Cyprus

2. Vocational School of Health Services, Program of First Aid and Emergency, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

3. Department of Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry Unit, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

Abstract

Abstract. Depression in older adults can be explained by Erikson’s theory on the conflict of ego integrity versus hopelessness. The study investigated the relationship between past acceptance, hopelessness, death anxiety, and depressive symptoms in 100 older (≥50 years) adults. The total Beck Hopelessness (BHS), Geriatric Depression (GDS), and Accepting the Past (ACPAST) subscale scores of the depressed group were higher, while the total Death Anxiety (DAS) and Reminiscing the Past (REM) subscale scores of both groups were similar. A regression analysis revealed that the BHS, DAS, and ACPAST predicted the GDS. Past acceptance seems to be important for ego integrity in older adults.

Publisher

Hogrefe Publishing Group

Subject

Geriatrics and Gerontology,Gerontology

Link

https://econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/pdf/10.1024/1662-9647/a000227

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