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The relationship between self-reported health and mental health problems among older adults in New Zealand
— experiential avoidance as a moderator | | Author(s) | D H Andrew, P L Dulin |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 11, no 5, September 2007 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis, September 2007 |
| Pages | pp 596-603 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Chronic illness ; Cognitive impairment ; Anxiety ; Depression ; Evaluation ; New Zealand. |
| Annotation | Experiential avoidance (EA) has been found in previous studies to be strongly associated with a number of psychological disorders in younger adults but has received minimal attention in older populations. 208 individuals from New Zealand aged 70-92 participated in this study. The Geriatric Anxiety Inventory, the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire were used to measure anxiety, depression and EA respectively. It was hypothesised that self-reported health (SRH) and EA would be associated with depression and anxiety at the zero order level. It was also hypothesised that EA would be a unique predictor of depression and anxiety and would moderate the relationship between SRH and both depression and anxiety. Multiple regression analyses indicated that EA explained 8% of the unique variance in depression, 20% in anxiety, and moderated the relationships between SRH and both depression and anxiety. This study also found that the relationships involving EA were more pronounced with anxiety as compared with depression in this sample of older people. The theoretical and practical applications of these findings are discussed. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080327210 A |
| Classmark | CI: E4: ENP: ENR: 4C: 7YN |
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