ICPS

2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021

Older Adults’ Experiences of Social Support during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Virtual · May 2021

Posters · Developmental Psychology

  • Jennifer Smith
    Mather Institute
  • Ajla Basic
    Mather Institute

Abstract

In-depth interviews were conducted with 21 older adults to understand the early impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their social well-being. Interviewees described experiences of both providing and receiving social support during the pandemic, and most indicated that their social needs were not fully met.

Aging