Estrategias de afrontamiento en adultos mayores en función de variables sociodemográficas

Coping strategies are used to adapt to the changes that occur during aging. This study investigated 275 older adults\udwho attended a senior citizen’s centre. They provided sociodemographic data and answered the Stress Coping Questionnaire\ud(SCQ) in a semistructured interview. The aim was to analyse the use of coping strategies based in several\udsociodemographic variables, using correlations, t tests, and ANOVAs. The results showed a positive and significant\udassociation between age and religion, and differences were found in gender, marital status, educational attainment, and\udincome level. In conclusion, as age increases, religion is most commonly used coping strategy; women make greater\uduse of avoidance, seek social support, and use religion; singles mainly seek social support and positive reappraisal;\udwidowers make greater use of religion; people with a lower level of education use more negative self-targeting and\udavoidance; people with higher incomes mainly use strategies centred on solving problems; and those with low incomes\udmake greater use of religion