Zhou Jiali, Wu Baoyuan, Su Lining, Ma Xiujie
School of Wushu, Chengdu Sports University, Chengdu, China.
Clinical College, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Front Psychol. 2024 Jan 8;14:1303524. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1303524. eCollection 2023.
Population aging is a global trend, and the number of older adults living alone is increasing. Tai chi, a traditional Chinese exercise, has been shown to improve the physical and mental health of older adults.
To investigate the effects of tai chi on death anxiety in older adults living alone and the role of social support and psychological capital in this relationship.
A cross-sectional study of 493 older adults living alone in four cities in southwestern China. Participants were assessed using questionnaires on tai chi practice, social support, psychological capital, and death anxiety.
Tai chi practice significantly reduced death anxiety in older adults living alone. It also positively correlated with social support and psychological capital, both of which negatively correlated with death anxiety. Social support and psychological capital mediated the relationship between tai chi practice and death anxiety, suggesting that tai chi may reduce death anxiety through these factors. These findings encourage older adults living alone to practice tai chi, as it may improve their mental and physical health and reduce their risk of death anxiety.
Tai chi practice may reduce death anxiety in older adults living alone through the chain-mediated effects of social support and psychological capital. This suggests that tai chi may be a beneficial intervention for older adults living alone.
人口老龄化是一种全球趋势，独居老年人的数量正在增加。太极拳，一种中国传统运动，已被证明可以改善老年人的身心健康。
探讨太极拳对独居老年人死亡焦虑的影响以及社会支持和心理资本在这种关系中的作用。
对中国西南部四个城市的493名独居老年人进行横断面研究。使用关于太极拳练习、社会支持、心理资本和死亡焦虑的问卷对参与者进行评估。
练习太极拳显著降低了独居老年人的死亡焦虑。它还与社会支持和心理资本呈正相关，而这两者均与死亡焦虑呈负相关。社会支持和心理资本介导了太极拳练习与死亡焦虑之间的关系，这表明太极拳可能通过这些因素降低死亡焦虑。这些发现鼓励独居老年人练习太极拳，因为它可能改善他们的身心健康并降低他们死亡焦虑的风险。
练习太极拳可能通过社会支持和心理资本的链式中介效应降低独居老年人的死亡焦虑。这表明太极拳可能是对独居老年人有益的干预措施。
