Emotional support, depressive symptoms and age-related alterations in male body composition

Abstract Life course perspectives suggest that the consequences of being mothers’ favorite children will vary, depending on the expectations associated with that status at different points in mothers’ lives. We propose that maternal favoritism predicts depressive symptoms only when mothers are older and at greater risk of facing losses for which favored children perceive they should provide additional emotional support. To address this question we used mixed-methods panel data collected from 479 adult children as part of the Within-Family Differences Study. Multi-level regression analyses revealed that perceiving oneself as the child most emotionally close to the mother did not predict depressive symptoms for daughters or sons at T1, but was a predictor of daughters’ depressive symptoms at T2. Qualitative analyses revealed that by T2, favored daughters had begun perceiving themselves as emotional caregivers when mothers faced age-related losses, whereas favored sons did not hold these role perceptions at either wave.

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Loving Others: The Impact of Compassionate Love on Later-Life Psychological Well-Being

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igaa057.1554 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 480-481

Author(s):

Eva Kahana ◽

Tirth Bhatta ◽

Boaz Kahana ◽

Nirmala Lekhak

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Negative Affect ◽

Positive Affect ◽

Emotional Support ◽

Later Life ◽

Well Being ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Compassionate Love ◽

The Impact

Abstract Existing scholarship in social gerontology has surprisingly paid little attention to broader loving emotions, such as compassionate and altruistic love, as potentially meaningful mechanisms for improving later life psychological well-being. This study examined the influence of feeling love toward other persons and experiencing love from others on later life psychological well-being. We conducted a 3-wave longitudinal study of a representative sample of 340 ethnically heterogeneous community dwelling older residents of Miami, Florida. The increase in feeling of being loved (β=-1.53, p<0.001) and love for others (β=-1.43, p<0.001) led to decline in odds of reporting greater level of depressive symptoms over time. The odds of reporting higher level of positive affect were significantly greater for older adults who reported feeling loved by others (β=1.16, p<0.001) and expressed love for other people (β=1.18, p<0.01). Older adults who felt loved had 0.92-point lower ordered log odds of reporting higher negative affect than those who reported lower level of love. The impact of compassionate love on depressive symptoms and negative affect remained statistically significant even after adjustment for altruistic attitudes and emotional support. The influence of loving emotions on positive affect was, however, explained by altruistic attitudes and emotional support. Our findings underscore the powerful influence of both receiving and giving love for the maintenance of later life psychological well-being. We offer support for the expectation that love is a significant force in the lives of older adults that transcends intimate relationships.

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Positive Emodiversity Buffers the Association Between Stress and Depressive Symptoms

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igaa057.2250 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 653-653

Author(s):

Lizbeth Benson ◽

Anthony Ong

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Life Span ◽

Daily Diary ◽

National Study ◽

Younger Adults ◽

Shannon's Entropy ◽

Daily Experiences ◽

Age Related ◽

Optimal Functioning

Abstract Intensive measurements of individuals’ experiences allow for identifying patterns of functioning that may be markers of resilience, and whether such patterns differ across the life span. Using 8 daily diary reports collected in the second burst of the National Study of Daily Experiences (NSDE, n=848, age 34-84; 55%female), we examined whether positive emodiversity (Shannon’s entropy) attenuated the association between cumulative stressor exposure and depressive symptoms, and age-related differences therein. Results indicated age moderated the extent to which positive emodiversity attenuated the association between stress and depressive symptoms (b=0.11, p < .05). The attenuated association was strongest for younger adults with higher positive emodiversity, compared to those with lower positive emodiversity. For older adults, the association between stress and depressive symptoms was relatively similar regardless of their positive emodiversity. Implications pertain to for whom and in what contexts specific types of dynamic emotion experiences may promote optimal functioning and resilience.

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Depressive symptoms, stress, and poorer emotional support when needed by intimate partners.

Emotion ◽

10.1037/emo0001000 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Shanuki D. Jayamaha ◽

Nickola C. Overall ◽

Yuthika U. Girme ◽

Matthew D. Hammond ◽

Garth J. O. Fletcher

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Emotional Support ◽

Intimate Partners

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Role of perceived social support in depressive and somatic symptoms experienced by Bedouin Arab and Jewish Israeli undergraduates

Transcultural Psychiatry ◽

10.1177/1363461518808948 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 56 (2) ◽

pp. 359-378 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Sarah Abu-Kaf ◽

Golan Shahar ◽

Gal Noyman-Veksler ◽

Beatriz Priel

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

College Students ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Ethnic Minority ◽

Emotional Support ◽

Perceived Social Support ◽

Somatic Symptoms ◽

Somatic Complaints ◽

Arab Students

Elevated levels of depressive and somatic symptoms have been documented among college students. Over the past two decades, there has been an increase in the number of Bedouin Arab students studying at institutions of higher education in southern Israel. To date, research on coping and mental health problems among students who are members of this ethnic minority has been limited. This study examined the role of three aspects of perceived social support – availability, satisfaction, and the ability to get emotional support – in predicting depressive and somatic symptoms among Jewish Israeli and Bedouin Arab college students. A total of 89 Bedouin and 101 Jewish first-year students participated in this study, which involved two assessment waves 12 to 14 months apart. Participants completed questionnaires assessing depressive symptoms, somatic complaints, three aspects of perceived social support, and demographics. At Time 1, Bedouin students exhibited higher levels of depressive and somatic symptoms and lower levels of all three aspects of social support. Regression analyses showed that level of emotional support was a prospective predictor of somatization at Time 2. Moreover, when levels of emotional support were low, ethnic group predicted depression at Time 2; emotional support predicted depression only among Bedouin Arabs. The present study highlights the importance of the use of emotional support in predicting somatic complaints and depressive symptoms specifically among Bedouin Arab students. Clinical implications on intervention programs for ethnic minority students will be discussed.

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Age-related disparate shifts in the anorexic and hyperthermic effects of cholecystokinin (Cck): The influence of body composition

Experimental Gerontology ◽

10.1016/j.exger.2013.05.039 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 48 (7) ◽

pp. 694-695

Author(s):

Erika Petervari ◽

Nora Furedi ◽

Alexandra Miko ◽

Gesine Anne Ingrid Heppeler ◽

Margit Gaspar-Koncsecsko ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Body Composition ◽

Age Related

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Age-Related Decline in Vertical Jumping Performance in Masters Track and Field Athletes: Concomitant Influence of Body Composition

Frontiers in Physiology ◽

10.3389/fphys.2021.643649 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

José R. Alvero-Cruz ◽

Mieszko Brikis ◽

Phil Chilibeck ◽

Petra Frings-Meuthen ◽

Jose F. Vico Guzmán ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Body Composition ◽

Old Age ◽

Phase Angle ◽

Vertical Jump ◽

Track And Field ◽

Fat Free Mass ◽

Jump Performance ◽

Age Related ◽

Vertical Jumping ◽

Masters Athletes

Vertical jumping power declines with advancing age, which is theoretically explicable by loss of muscle mass and increases in body fat. However, the results of previous cross-sectional studies remain inconsistent on these relationships. The present study included 256 masters athletes who competed at the 2018 track and field world championships in Málaga, Spain. We assessed body composition with bioelectrical impedance (Inbody S10) and vertical jumping power with a Leonardo ground reaction force platform. Relationships between age, jumping power, and body composition were analyzed by correlation and regression analyses. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was used to evaluate effects of each factor on vertical jumping power. Age-related rates of decreases in maximal power and jump height were similar between male and female athletes. Percent fat-free mass and percent body fat were negatively and positively, respectively, associated with age in masters athletes and were comparable to those previously observed in the general population. Moreover, these effects in body composition can, to a great extent, explain the age-related decline in jumping power, an effect that seems at least partly independent of age. Finally, the multiple regression model to determine independent predictors of vertical jump performance yielded an overall R2 value of 0.75 with the inclusion of (1) athletic specialization in power events, (2) percent fat-free mass, and (3) phase angle. However, partial regression yielded significant effects of age, but not gender, on peak power, even when adjusting for athletic specialization, percent fat-free mass, and phase angle. We concluded that loss of skeletal muscle mass and changes in bio-impedance phase angle are important contributors to the age-related reduction in anaerobic power, even in adults who maintain high levels of physical activity into old age. However, age per se remains a significant predictor of vertical jump performance, further demonstrating deteriorated muscle quality at old age (sarcosthenia).

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Body Composition of Children in the Pre-pubertal and Early-pubertal Period: Are There Some Age-related and Intersexual Differences?

GYMNASIUM ◽

10.29081/gsjesh.2018.19.2.06 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol XIX (2) ◽

pp. 64

Author(s):

Pavol Čech ◽

Pavel Ružbarský ◽

Ľubomír Paučír ◽

Dalibor Dzugas

Keyword(s):

Body Composition ◽

Body Fat ◽

Bioelectrical Impedance ◽

Impedance Analysis ◽

Body Fat Percentage ◽

Fat Percentage ◽

Age Related ◽

Health Related ◽

Wallis Anova ◽

Vega 1

The aim of the presented study was to assess changes in body composition and intersexual differences among children at pre-pubertal and early-pubertal age. The research was designed as a non-randomized cross-section study. The screened sample consisted of 136 girls and 212 boys assigned into three groups according to their age. Body composition was measured using a direct segmental multi-frequency bioelectrical impedance analysis (DSM-BIA). To examine the association between obesity and selected health-related parameters, Kruskal-Wallis ANOVA and Eta2 were used. For evaluation of intersexual differences, Mann-Whitney U-test was used. The presented article is the part of VEGA 1/0840/17 project. From the perspective of age, neither in the group of girls nor boys we recorded any differences in indicators of body composition, namely in body fat mass index, body fat percentage and, in addition, in the group of girls in the waist to hip ratio parameter.

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Lifetime depression and age-related changes in body composition, cardiovascular function, grip strength and lung function: sex-specific analyses in the UK Biobank

BJPsych Open ◽

10.1192/bjo.2021.166 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (S1) ◽

pp. S44-S44

Author(s):

Julian Mutz ◽

Cathryn M Lewis

Keyword(s):

Body Composition ◽

Lung Function ◽

Cardiovascular Function ◽

Healthy Controls ◽

Physiological Measures ◽

Uk Biobank ◽

Mineral Density ◽

Age Related ◽

The Uk ◽

Age Related Changes

AimsIndividuals with mental disorders, on average, die prematurely, have higher levels of physical comorbidities and may experience accelerated ageing. In individuals with lifetime depression and healthy controls, we examined associations between age and multiple physiological measures.MethodThe UK Biobank study recruited >500,000 participants, aged 37–73 years, between 2006–2010. Generalised additive models were used to examine associations between age and grip strength, cardiovascular function, body composition, lung function and bone mineral density. Analyses were conducted separately in males and females with depression compared to healthy controls.ResultAnalytical samples included up to 342,393 adults (mean age = 55.87 years; 52.61% females). We found statistically significant differences between individuals with depression and healthy controls for most physiological measures, with standardised mean differences between -0.145 and 0.156. There was some evidence that age-related changes in body composition, cardiovascular function, lung function and heel bone mineral density followed different trajectories in individuals with depression. These differences did not uniformly narrow or widen with age. For example, BMI in female cases was 1.1 kg/m2 higher at age 40 and this difference narrowed to 0.4 kg/m2 at age 70. In males, systolic blood pressure was 1 mmHg lower in cases at age 45 and this difference widened to 2.5 mmHg at age 65.ConclusionIndividuals with depression differed from healthy controls across a broad range of physiological measures. Differences in ageing trajectories differed by sex and were not uniform across physiological measures, with evidence of both age-related narrowing and widening of case-control differences.

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