A Multilevel Perspective on Gender Differences in the Relationship Between Poverty Status and Depression Among Older Adults in the United States

This paper examines the relationship between degree of acculturation and depression among Puerto Ricans in the United States, controlling for other personal and socio-economic variables. The data analyzed came from the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HHANES), 198284. For this study a sample of 1,519 of Puerto Ricans 20 years old or older was analyzed using regression (OLS) procedures. The findings of this study did not confirm the assumption that the higher the degree of acculturation among Puerto Ricans the higher the degree of social behavioral adjustment. Rather the data showed that socioeconomic variables such as poverty status and unemployment have a much stronger impact on depression symptoms than acculturation.

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Caregiving by Older Adults in the United States: Gender Differences in Well-being

Gender and Time Use in a Global Context ◽

10.1057/978-1-137-56837-3_11 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 271-282 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Charlene M. Kalenkoski

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Older Adults ◽

Gender Differences ◽

Well Being ◽

The United States

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The Relationship Between Housing Cost Burden and Health Status of Older Adults in the United States

Housing and Society ◽

10.1080/08882746.2011.11430588 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 38 (1) ◽

pp. 1-23 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Leslie E. Green-Pimentel

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Older Adults ◽

Health Status ◽

The United States ◽

Housing Cost ◽

Cost Burden ◽

Housing Cost Burden ◽

The Relationship

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Living Environment, Mobility, and Wellbeing among Seniors in the United States: A New Interdisciplinary Dialogue

Journal of Planning Literature ◽

10.1177/0885412220914993 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 35 (3) ◽

pp. 298-314 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Shengxiao (Alex) Li

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Older Adults ◽

The United States ◽

Transportation Systems ◽

Living Environment ◽

Future Research ◽

Older Population ◽

Demographic Profile ◽

Interdisciplinary Dialogue ◽

The Relationship

In view of the demographic profile of the older adults in the United States, in the next two decades, cities and communities need to adapt the form, environment, and transportation systems to accommodate the growing aging population. In this article, I review two streams of literature in the mobility among the older population: the mobility/living environment and wellbeing; the relationship between living environment and mobility. I argue that two streams of literature should be combined to inform an interdisciplinary dialogue and a new agenda for future research.

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The relationship between body mass index and quality of life in community-living older adults living in the United States

The journal of nutrition health & aging ◽

10.1007/s12603-013-0022-y ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 17 (6) ◽

pp. 495-501 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Frank G. Bottone ◽

K. Hawkins ◽

S. Musich ◽

Y. Cheng ◽

R. J. Ozminkowski ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

United States ◽

Older Adults ◽

Body Mass Index ◽

Body Mass ◽

The United States ◽

Community Living ◽

The Relationship

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Cross-national insights into the relationship between wealth and wellbeing: a comparison between Australia, the United States of America and South Korea

Ageing and Society ◽

10.1017/s0144686x11000080 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 32 (1) ◽

pp. 41-59 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

SARANG KIM ◽

KERRY A. SARGENT-COX ◽

DAVINA J. FRENCH ◽

HAL KENDIG ◽

KAARIN J. ANSTEY

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Older Adults ◽

Life Satisfaction ◽

United States Of America ◽

The United States ◽

National Study ◽

Additional Contribution ◽

Self Rated Health ◽

The Relationship ◽

Cross National

ABSTRACTThe positive relationship between wealth and wellbeing has received considerable attention over the last three decades. However, little is known about how the significance of wealth for the health and wellbeing of older adults may vary across societies. Furthermore, researchers tend to focus mainly on income rather than other aspects of financial resources even though older adults often rely on fixed income, particularly after retirement. Using data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey (N=1,431), the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) in the United States of America (USA; N=4,687), and the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA; N=5,447), this exploratory cross-national study examined the relationship between wealth satisfaction and objective wealth and wellbeing (measured as self-rated health and life satisfaction) among older Australians, Americans and Koreans (50+ years). Regression analyses showed that wealth satisfaction was associated with wellbeing over and above monetary wealth in all three countries. The relationship between monetary wealth and self-rated health was larger for the US than Australian and Korean samples, while the additional contribution of wealth satisfaction to life satisfaction was larger for the Korean than the Australian and US samples. These findings are discussed in terms of the cultural and economic differences between these countries, particularly as they affect older persons.

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