Negative Life Events, Social Ties, and Depressive Symptoms for Older Adults in China

Autor:	Hangqing Ruan, Ke Shen, Feinian Chen
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Male Rural Population China Depression Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Social Networking negative life events Mental Health depressive symptoms social ties Humans Public Health Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 older adults Aged Original Research
Zdroj:	Frontiers in Public Health Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 9 (2022)
ISSN:	2296-2565
Popis:	Although it is widely acknowledged that older adults who have gone through negative life events are more likely to develop depression, there is limited evidence on whether and which type of social ties moderate this perceived relationship. Based on 2016 and 2018 waves of Chinese Longitudinal Aging Social Survey (4,466 individuals, 8,932 observations), we apply linear fixed effects models and confirm that negative life events are associated with depressive symptoms for older adults (Coef. = 0.35; 95% CIs 0.11–0.61), and social ties are negatively associated with depression (Coef. = −0.08; 95% CIs −0.10 to −0.07). Our study further suggests that the association between negative life events and depressive symptoms is significantly moderated by friendship ties (Coef. = −0.18, 95% CIs −0.30 to −0.07), rather than family ties (Coef. = −0.03, 95% CIs −0.09 to 0.15). Moreover, the buffering effects of friendship ties are more prominent for the less resilient and less privileged groups, namely male, rural, and less educated older adults. Our findings point to the importance of expanding and strengthening social networks for Chinese older adults in promoting their psychological health.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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