Loneliness, Stress, and Depressive Symptoms Among the Chinese Rural Empty Nest Elderly: A Moderated Mediation Analysis

Due to insufficient financial support and unceasing work, the rural elderly in China experience a range of mental disorders, and the most common one is depression. This study aims to investigate the association between public pension, labor force participation (LFP), and depressive symptoms for older men and women in rural China. A moderated mediation analysis is conducted using data in the 2015 wave extracted from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), a continuous national social survey. A total of 2709 available surveys were obtained in our analysis. Using PROCESS, results revealed that the income from China’s New Rural Pension Scheme (NRPS) was directly negatively related to depressive symptoms. However, LFP did not mediate the link between pension income (PI) and depressive symptoms in the total study population. The results of moderated mediation estimates indicated that gender significantly moderated the relationship between LFP and depressive symptoms. Specifically, for older women, the indirect effect of PI on depressive symptoms via LFP was significant, but not for the opposite sex. In order to improve the mental health of older adults in rural China, the policy makers and mental health therapists need to pay attention to the aforementioned factors.

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The combined relations of gender, enculturation, and depressive symptoms with health risk behaviors in Mexican-Americans: a moderated mediation analysis

Ethnicity and Health ◽

10.1080/13557858.2017.1395813 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 47-64 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jessica K. Perrotte ◽

Michael R. Baumann ◽

Raymond T. Garza ◽

Willie J. Hale

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Health Risk ◽

Risk Behaviors ◽

Mediation Analysis ◽

Mexican Americans ◽

Moderated Mediation ◽

Health Risk Behaviors

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Having mentors and campus social networks moderates the impact of worries and video gaming on depressive symptoms: a moderated mediation analysis

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/1471-2458-14-426 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Jong-Sun Lee ◽

Bumseok Jeong

Keyword(s):

Social Networks ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Mediation Analysis ◽

Moderated Mediation ◽

Video Gaming ◽

The Impact

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Benevolent Childhood Experiences and Depressive Symptoms Among Chinese Undergraduates: A Moderated Mediation Model Examining the Roles of Uncertainty Stress and Family Relationship

Frontiers in Public Health ◽

10.3389/fpubh.2021.757466 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

Author(s):

Caiyi Zhang ◽

Wei Wang ◽

Yifei Pei ◽

Ying Zhang ◽

Chenlu He ◽

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Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Family Relationships ◽

Indirect Effect ◽

Mediation Analysis ◽

Family Relationship ◽

Moderated Mediation ◽

The Family ◽

The Us ◽

The Impact ◽

Chinese Undergraduates

Background: The evidence on the association between benevolent childhood experience (BCE) and depressive symptoms in students is complex. This study aims to explore the underlying mediation mechanism of BCE toward depressive symptoms and whether this link was moderated by the family relationship among Chinese undergraduates.Methods: From March 2021 to May 2021, a cross-sectional study was conducted in China, and 1821 undergraduates were recruited in this study. Participants were asked to complete a self-reported electronic questionnaire. The software SPSS PROCESS macro was used to test the mediation and mediated moderated modeling analysis.Results: Mediation analysis indicated that uncertainty stress (US) partly mediated the link between BCE and depressive symptoms (indirect effect = −0.47, 95% bootstrap CI = −0.55, −0.39). The indirect effect of the US accounted for 39.63% of the total variance in depression. Moderation analysis indicated that the association between the US and depressive symptoms was significantly modified by family relationships (interact effect = −0.019, P < 0.001). An integrative moderated mediation analysis indicated that the indirect effect from BCE to depressive symptoms through the US was also moderated by family relationships (interact effect = −0.012, P = 0.014).Conclusion: Uncertainty stress plays a key role in bridging BCE and depressive symptoms while the family relationship can buffer the impact of the US on depressive symptoms among Chinese undergraduates. Enhancing tolerance of uncertainty and improving family relationships are needed to protect undergraduates from depressive symptoms.

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