Faculty of Social Work, Ashkelon Academic College, Ashkelon, Israel.
Department of Gerontology, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.
J Appl Gerontol. 2022 Aug;41(8):1843-1850. doi: 10.1177/07334648221092029. Epub 2022 May 16.
Subjective age (i.e., feeling younger/older than one's chronological age) plays a significant role in older minority group members' psychological well-being. In light of the importance of vaccinations for fighting COVID-19, it is unclear whether ethnicity and subjective age moderate the connection between receiving COVID-19 vaccinations and anxiety in Israel. Jewish ( = 198) and Arab older adults ( = 84) provided information regarding COVID-19 vaccinations, subjective age, and anxiety symptoms, as well as additional socio-demographic and COVID-19-related health factors (age range= 40-100, = 62.5, = 12.34). Results demonstrated that feeling older was associated with increased anxiety ( < .001) and that vaccinations were linked to increased anxiety among Jews ( < .05). Moreover, the association between COVID-19 vaccinations and anxiety was significant only among Jewish participants with an older subjective age ( < .05). We stress the importance of examining cultural diversities regarding the contribution of subjective age in the context of COVID-19 and psychological well-being.
主观年龄（即感觉比实际年龄年轻/年长）在少数族裔老年人的心理健康中起着重要作用。鉴于接种疫苗对于抗击 COVID-19 的重要性，尚不清楚种族和主观年龄是否会调节以色列人接种 COVID-19 疫苗与焦虑之间的关系。198 名犹太裔和 84 名阿拉伯裔老年人提供了有关 COVID-19 疫苗接种、主观年龄和焦虑症状的信息，以及其他社会人口统计学和 COVID-19 相关健康因素（年龄范围= 40-100，= 62.5，= 12.34）。结果表明，感觉年龄较大与焦虑增加有关（ <.001），而接种疫苗与犹太人的焦虑增加有关（ <.05）。此外，COVID-19 疫苗接种与焦虑之间的关联仅在主观年龄较大的犹太参与者中具有统计学意义（ <.05）。我们强调在 COVID-19 和心理健康背景下，研究主观年龄对文化多样性的贡献的重要性。
