scholarly journals Causal model of the association of social support during pregnancy with a perinatal and postpartum depressive state: A nationwide birth cohort–the Japan Environment and Children's Study

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenta Matsumura ◽  
Kei Hamazaki ◽  
Akiko Tsuchida ◽  
Haruka Kasamatsu ◽  
Hidekuni Inadera
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Causal Model ◽  
Depressive State

scholarly journals Socioeconomic inequalities in resilience and vulnerability among older adults: a population-based birth cohort analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 695-703 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. D. Cosco ◽  
R. Cooper ◽  
D. Kuh ◽  
M. Stafford
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Class ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Cohort Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Socioeconomic Inequalities ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Physical Capability

ABSTRACTBackground:Aging is associated with declines in physical capability; however, some individuals demonstrate high well-being despite this decline, i.e. they are “resilient.” We examined socioeconomic position (SEP) and resilience and the influence of potentially modifiable behavioral resources, i.e. social support and leisure time physical activity (LTPA), on these relationships.Methods:Data came from the Medical Research Council National Survey of Health and Development, a nationally-representative birth cohort study. Resilience–vulnerability at age 60–64 years (n = 1,756) was operationalized as the difference between observed and expected levels of well-being, captured by the Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS), given the level of performance-based physical capability. SEP was assessed by father's and own social class, parental education, and intergenerational social mobility. PA and structural/functional social support were reported at ages 53 years and 60–64 years. Path analysis was used to examine mediation of SEP and resilience–vulnerability through LTPA and social support.Results:Participants in the highest social class had scores on the resilience to vulnerability continuum that were an average of 2.3 units (β = 0.46, 95% CI 0.17, 0.75) higher than those in the lowest social class. Greater LTPA (β = 0.58, 95% CI 0.31, 0.85) and social support (β = 3.27, 95% CI 2.90, 3.63) were associated with greater resilience; LTPA partly mediated participant social class and resilience (23.4% of variance).Conclusions:Adult socioeconomic advantage was associated with greater resilience. Initiatives to increase LTPA may contribute to reducing socioeconomic inequalities in this form of resilience in later life.

scholarly journals Change in Physical Activity, Sleep Quality, and Psychosocial Variables during COVID-19 Lockdown: Evidence from the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 210
Author(s):  
Judith A. Okely ◽  
Janie Corley ◽  
Miles Welstead ◽  
Adele M. Taylor ◽  
Danielle Page ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Older People ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Psychosocial Variables ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Lothian Birth Cohort ◽  
History Of

(1) Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected the lives of older people. In this study, we examine changes in physical activity, sleep quality, and psychosocial variables among older people during COVID-19 lockdown. We build on cross-sectional studies on this topic by assessing change longitudinally. We also examined whether participant characteristics including demographic, cognitive, personality, and health variables were related to more positive or negative changes during lockdown. (2) Methods: 137 older participants (mean age 84 years) from the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936 study were included in the analysis. They completed the same questionnaires assessing physical activity, sleep quality, mental wellbeing, social support, loneliness, neighbourhood cohesion, and memory problems before (mostly 2 years earlier) and again during national lockdown. (3) Results: On average, levels of physical activity were reduced (those doing minimal physical activity increased from 10% to 19%) and perceived social support increased during lockdown (effect size drm = 0.178). More positive change in the psychosocial and behavioural outcome variables during lockdown was associated with personality traits (greater intellect, emotional stability, and extraversion) and having a higher general cognitive ability. Participants with a history of cardiovascular disease, more symptoms of anxiety, or who lived alone were more likely to experience negative changes in the outcome variables during lockdown. (4) Discussion: These results provide further insight into the experiences of older people during the COVID-19 pandemic and could help to identify those at greatest risk of negative psychosocial or behavioural changes during this time.

scholarly journals A causal model for health-related quality of life among Thai adolescents with congenital heart disease

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sathima Suratham ◽  
Tassanee Prasopkittikun ◽  
Arunrat Srichantaranit ◽  
Nopporn Vongsirimas
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Causal Model ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Thai Adolescents ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

PurposeThe objective of this study was to examine the causal relationships among sex, social support, disease severity, symptoms, physical activity, general health perception and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in Thai adolescents with congenital heart disease (CHD).Design/methodology/approachA cross-sectional study was conducted using convenience sampling to recruit 200 Thai adolescents with CHD aged between 13 and18 years from four tertiary university hospitals in Bangkok. Interview method and self-administered questionnaires were used for data collection held between November 2018 and February 2019. Data were analyzed using path analysis to test the hypothesized model of the relationships.FindingsThe causal model of HRQOL revealed a good fit with the data. This model of relationship could explain 48% of the variances in HRQOL. Only direct effects of disease severity, symptoms and social support on HRQOL were found while indirect effects were not.Originality/valueDue to the lack of study focusing on factors influencing HRQOL in Thai adolescents with CHD, this empirical study provides the evidence in Thai literature. The modifiable influencing factors for HRQOL found in this study can be manipulated through psycho-educational intervention given to the adolescents and significant others, especially parents, to help increase quality of life in adolescents with CHD.

scholarly journals Causal Model of the Association of Social Support With Antepartum Depression: A Marginal Structural Modeling Approach

2018 ◽  
Vol 187 (9) ◽  
pp. 1871-1879 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiu-Yue Zhong ◽  
Bizu Gelaye ◽  
Tyler J VanderWeele ◽  
Sixto E Sanchez ◽  
Michelle A Williams
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Causal Model ◽  
Structural Modeling ◽  
Modeling Approach ◽  
Antepartum Depression ◽  
Marginal Structural Modeling

scholarly journals Childhood Emotional Neglect and Adolescent Depression: Assessing the Protective Role of Peer Social Support in a Longitudinal Birth Cohort

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma A. Glickman ◽  
Karmel W. Choi ◽  
Alexandre A. Lussier ◽  
Brooke J. Smith ◽  
Erin C. Dunn
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Peer Support ◽  
Adolescent Depression ◽  
Late Adolescence ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
Interactive Effects ◽  
Emotional Neglect ◽  
Peer Social Support

Introduction: Childhood adversities have been shown to increase psychopathology risk, including depression. However, the specific impact of childhood emotional neglect on later depression has been understudied. Moreover, few studies have investigated relational protective factors that may offset the risk of depression for children who experienced emotional neglect. Analyzing data (n = 3,265) from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) study, a longitudinal birth cohort of children born to pregnant women residing in Avon, UK from 1990 to 1992, we assessed the prospective relationship between childhood emotional neglect and depressive symptoms in late adolescence, and tested whether peer social support in mid-adolescence moderates this relationship.Methods: Childhood emotional neglect, defined as the absence of parental attention and support, was measured across seven assessments from age 8 to 17.5. Peer social support was measured at age 15. Depressive symptoms were measured at age 18. We analyzed the associations between emotional neglect and depressive symptoms, and between peer support and depressive symptoms, and also tested interactive effects of peer support on the association between emotional neglect and depressive symptoms.Results: Higher levels of emotional neglect were associated with increased depressive symptoms at 18. Conversely, strong peer social support was associated with reduced depressive symptoms, though no significant interaction with emotional neglect was detected.Conclusion: Although childhood emotional neglect is a risk factor for later depression, our results suggest that strong peer social support at age 15 may generally reduce the risk of depressive symptoms by the time children reach late adolescence. Fostering strong peer support in youth may help offset depression risk for all youth, even among those who have experienced emotional neglect.

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