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The SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) pandemic in Hong Kong: Effects on the subjective wellbeing of elderly and younger people
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OBJECTIVES: This study examined the impact of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak in Hong Kong in 2003, on the subjective wellbeing (SWB) of elderly people and a younger comparative sample. The Personal Wellbeing Index (PWI), a contemporary instrument employed to measure SWB, was also examined for its psychometric performance to substantiate its use. METHOD: A total of 302 older adults (age 65 + years) and 158 younger adults (age 35-46 years) were recruited from different districts. Data were collected by individual face-to-face interviews. RESULT: While elderly people living in severely infected districts showed significantly lower levels of SWB, these levels and those of the younger sample were found to remain within the normative range. A major mitigating factor was an increased sense of community-connectedness. Other characteristics linked to low wellbeing levels included chronic illness, female gender, low education and unemployment. The living districts, characterized by varying extents of infection, had stronger associations with SWB than participants' age. The PWI demonstrated good psychometric performance and also more robustness with elderly people, including its sensitivity to the sense of population threat. CONCLUSION: Psychological resilience was identified among both the elderly and younger age-groups in Hong Kong during the SARS pandemic. The PWI is verified as a suitable instrument for SWB measurements.
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- Authors
- Lau, A. L. D., Chi, I., Cummins, R. A., Lee, T. M. C., Chou, K.-L., & Chung, L. W. M.
- Affiliations
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK)
- University of Southern California (US)
- Deakin University (AU)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Corresponding author
- Lau, Anna L.D.
- Venue
- Aging & Mental Health
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2008-11
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 746-760
- ISSN
- 1360-7863 (ISSN-L)
- 1364-6915
- OpenAlex
- W2169004216
- Cited by
- 217
- References
- 40
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 22 · 2022: 41 · 2021: 56 · 2020: 41 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 4.84
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- figshare.com
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- Aging & Mental Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- The HKU Scholars Hub (University of Hong Kong) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
- Keywords
- SARS epidemic, subjective well-being, older adults, young adults, Personal Wellbeing Index, psychometric validation, community ties, psychological resilience, chronic disease, unemployment, gender differences, educational attainment, Hong Kong
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Attitude to Health, Disease Outbreaks, Educational Status, Female, Hong Kong, Humans, Male, Psychometrics, Quality of Life, Sensitivity and Specificity, Socioeconomic Factors, Multivariate Analysis, Communicable Diseases, Emerging, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, Resilience, Psychological
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