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Allameh Tabataba’i University , khanjani_m@atu.ac.ir
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Introduction and purpose: Research demonstrates that psychosocial factors have a crucial role among other influential factors in late-life anxiety. In this regard, there is a great deal of evidence indicating the effect of childhood maltreatment on late-life anxiety. However, despite the importance of this relationship, its underlying mechanism is still unclear. Thus, this study aims to examine the mediating effect of self-esteem and sense of coherence on the association between childhood maltreatment and late-life anxiety.
Introduction and purpose: This study sample included 230 community-dwelling older adults (aged 60-97) from November to December 2019 in Tehran. The data collected based on a multi-stage sampling approach and analyzed with the structural equation modeling.
Findings: childhood maltreatment had a significant indirect effect on late-life anxiety via variables of self-esteem and sense of coherence with β = 0.283 and β = 0.303, respectively. Self-esteem also had a significant mediating role in the link between childhood maltreatment and sense of coherence with β = 0.245. The measured goodness-of-fit was SRMR = 0.8.
Conclusion: Regarding the mediating effect of sense of coherence in the relationship between childhood maltreatment and late-life anxiety, and the double role of self-esteem in promoting sense of coherence and alleviating symptoms of anxiety in older adults, it seems that making efforts to improve self-esteem and the level of sense of coherence could be an acceptable intervention to reduce symptoms of anxiety among older adults.
Introduction and purpose: This study sample included 230 community-dwelling older adults (aged 60-97) from November to December 2019 in Tehran. The data collected based on a multi-stage sampling approach and analyzed with the structural equation modeling.
Findings: childhood maltreatment had a significant indirect effect on late-life anxiety via variables of self-esteem and sense of coherence with β = 0.283 and β = 0.303, respectively. Self-esteem also had a significant mediating role in the link between childhood maltreatment and sense of coherence with β = 0.245. The measured goodness-of-fit was SRMR = 0.8.
Conclusion: Regarding the mediating effect of sense of coherence in the relationship between childhood maltreatment and late-life anxiety, and the double role of self-esteem in promoting sense of coherence and alleviating symptoms of anxiety in older adults, it seems that making efforts to improve self-esteem and the level of sense of coherence could be an acceptable intervention to reduce symptoms of anxiety among older adults.
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Received: 2022/12/18 | Accepted: 2023/03/11 | Published: 2023/06/10
Received: 2022/12/18 | Accepted: 2023/03/11 | Published: 2023/06/10
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