UNASSIGNED: 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.
UNASSIGNED: 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.
UNASSIGNED: 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.
UNASSIGNED: 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.
■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。
■一项对中国西南四个城市493名独居老年人的横断面研究。参与者使用太极拳练习问卷进行评估,社会支持,心理资本,死亡焦虑
■太极拳练习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,两者都与死亡焦虑呈负相关。社会支持和心理资本介导太极拳练习与死亡焦虑的关系,这表明太极拳可以通过这些因素减少死亡焦虑。这些发现鼓励独居的老年人练习太极拳,因为它可以改善他们的身心健康,降低他们的死亡风险焦虑。
■太极拳练习可以通过社会支持和心理资本的连锁中介效应减少独居老年人的死亡焦虑。这表明太极拳可能是独居老年人的有益干预措施。