Physical limitations and loneliness: the role of guilt related to self-perception as a burden
Entity
UAM. Departamento de Psicología Biológica y de la SaludPublisher
WileyDate
2022-11-26Citation
10.1111/jgs.18149
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 71.3 (2023): 903-908
ISSN
0002-8614 (print); 1532-5415 (online)DOI
10.1111/jgs.18149Funded by
Universidad Autónoma de MadridEditor's Version
https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.18149Subjects
Guilt related to self-perception as a burden; Loneliness; Physical limitations; PsicologíaRights
© 2022 The AuthorsEsta obra está bajo una licencia de Creative Commons Reconocimiento-NoComercial-SinObraDerivada 4.0 Internacional.
Abstract
Background: Limitations in performing physical activities have been associated with greater loneliness in older adults. This association could be moderated by maladaptive social cognition or feelings, such as guilt related to
perceiving oneself as a burden. This study analyzes the effect of guilt related to
self-perception as a burden on the relationship between physical limitations
and loneliness in older adults.
Methods: Participants were 190 community-dwelling people aged over 60 years
who did not show cognitive or functional limitations in daily life activities. We
used linear regression to test the influence of guilt related to self-perception as a
burden on the association between physical limitations and loneliness.
Results: The interaction between physical limitations and guilt related to selfperception as a burden was found to be significant in the explanation of loneliness,
explaining 18.10% of the variance. Specifically, the relationship between physical
limitations and loneliness was stronger when levels of guilt related to selfperception as a burden were high or medium than when these levels were low.
Conclusions: The findings suggest that feelings of loneliness are more frequent in people who report more physical limitations and, at the same time,
report guilt for perceiving themselves as a burden. Guilt related to perceiving
oneself as a burden seems to be a relevant modulator variable for understanding the effects of physical limitations on loneliness
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Google Scholar:Pedroso Chaparro, María del Sequeros
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Cabrera Lafuente, Isabel
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Vara García, Carlos
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Márquez González, María
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Losada Baltar, Andrés
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