Treffer: Gratitude and future time perspective during the COVID-19 pandemic: effects of age and virus worry: Effects of age and virus worry

Title:
Gratitude and future time perspective during the COVID-19 pandemic: effects of age and virus worry: Effects of age and virus worry
Contributors:
University of Zurich, Allemand, Mathias
Source:
The Journal of Positive Psychology. 17:819-831
Publisher Information:
Informa UK Limited, 2021.
Publication Year:
2021
Document Type:
Fachzeitschrift Article<br />Other literature type
File Description:
ZORA_210543.pdf - application/pdf
Language:
English
ISSN:
1743-9779
1743-9760
DOI:
10.1080/17439760.2021.1975156
DOI:
10.5167/uzh-210543
Rights:
taverne
Accession Number:
edsair.doi.dedup.....1c9aabcffe54dbf0c1570fc96e3d5bd3
Database:
OpenAIRE

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The current study examined the nature of gratitude and future time perspective (FTP) during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on the effects of age and virus worry on the associations between gratitude and remaining opportunities and time. Data came from a survey of a representative sample of Swiss adults (N = 1,008; 18-90 years) assessed during the pandemic in 2020. Local structural equation modeling (LSEM) was used to investigate the effects of continuous age and virus worry on mean-levels and correlations. While gratitude was unaffected by age and worry, the remaining opportunities and time factors of FTP decreased across age and levels of worry. The associations between gratitude and the FTP factors were invariant across age and levels of worry. Additionally, using previous cross-sectional data, the study found that associations between gratitude and future time perspective were significantly smaller during the pandemic as compared to an assessment in 2018.