scholarly journals Effect of Perceived Social Support on Mortality Rate Among Older Chinese Americans

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 198-199
Author(s):  
Charu Verma ◽  
Mengting Li ◽  
XinQi Dong
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Mortality Risk ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Chinese Americans ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Time Of Death ◽  
All Cause Mortality ◽  
Older Chinese ◽  
Older Chinese Americans ◽  
Over Time

Abstract Most existing studies have examined the relationship between social support and health in cross-sectional data. However, the changing dynamics of social support over time and its relationship with all-cause mortality have not been well explored. Using data from the Pine Study (N = 3,157), this study examined whether social support was associated with time of death at an 8 years follow-up among older Chinese Americans. Social support from a spouse, family members and friend were collected at the baseline using an HRS social support scale. Perceived social support and time of death were ascertained from the baseline through wave 4. Cox proportional hazard models were used to assess associations of perceived support with the risk of all-cause mortality using time-varying covariate analyses. Covariates included age, sex, education, income, and medical comorbidities. All study participants were followed up for 8 years, during which 492 deaths occurred. In multivariable analyses, the results showed that positive family support [HR 0.91; 95% CI (0.86, 0.98)] and overall social support [HR 0.95; 95% CI (0.92,0.98)] were significantly associated with a lower risk of 8-year mortality. Results demonstrate robust association in which perceived positive family and overall social support over time had a protective effect on all-cause mortality risk in older Chinese Americans. Interventions could focus on older adults with low social support and protect their health and well-being. Future studies could further explore why social support from family is different from social support from other sources regarding mortality risk in older Chinese Americans.

scholarly journals Social Isolation, Resilience, and Psychological Well-Being in Older Chinese Americans

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 294-294
Author(s):  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Katherine Wang ◽  
Yaolin Pei ◽  
Bei Wu ◽  
Xiang Qi
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Living Arrangement ◽  
Chinese Americans ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Older Chinese ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Older Chinese Americans

Abstract Using data collected in 2018 on 398 older Chinese Americans aged 55+ residing in Hawaii, we examined the associations of social isolation with psychological well-being and the mediating role of resilience. Social isolation was measured by their marital status, living arrangement, contact with children/family/friends, and participation in social activities. Psychological well-being was measured by psychological distress, life satisfaction, and happiness. Results from multivariate linear regressions and ordered logistic regressions showed social isolation was positively associated with psychological distress (β=0.017, p<0.05), and negatively associated with life satisfaction (β=-0.220, p<0.001) and happiness (β=-0.086, p<0.05) . By contrast, resilience was associated with lower psychological distress and higher life satisfaction and happiness. Moreover, mediation analysis showed that resilience contributed to 32% of the association between social isolation and psychological distress, 24.9% of the association between social isolation and life satisfaction, and 16.3% of the association between social isolation and happiness.

scholarly journals LOSS OF FRIENDS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF OLDER CHINESE AMERICANS

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. 180-181
Author(s):  
J Liu ◽  
W Mao ◽  
M Guo ◽  
L Xu ◽  
I Chi
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Americans ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Older Chinese ◽  
Older Chinese Americans

scholarly journals Perceived Social Support Trajectories and the All-Cause Mortality Risk of Older Mexican American Women and Men

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 374-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terrence D. Hill ◽  
Bert N. Uchino ◽  
Jessica L. Eckhardt ◽  
Jacqueline L. Angel
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Mortality Risk ◽  
Mexican American ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Mexican American Women ◽  
American Women ◽  
All Cause Mortality

scholarly journals Effects of Resistance Exercise on Mental Health in Older Chinese Americans: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 187-187
Author(s):  
Mei-Lan Chen ◽  
Elisabeth Burgess ◽  
Ying-Yu Chao ◽  
Douglas Gardenhire ◽  
Ruiyan Luo
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Resistance Exercise ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Social Engagement ◽  
Exercise Intervention ◽  
Chinese Americans ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Older Chinese ◽  
Older Chinese Americans

Abstract Regular exercise has shown to be potentially beneficial for improving mental health in older adults. However, few studies evaluated the effect of resistance exercise on psychological well-being in older Chinese Americans. The purpose of this two-arm randomized controlled trial (RCT) was to test the effects of resistance exercise training on stress, depression, and social engagement in community-dwelling older Chinese Americans. A total of 30 older adults (mean age 77.9 ± 5.0 years) were randomly assigned into the resistance exercise intervention group (n = 15) or the wait-list control group (n = 15). The resistance training intervention includes 50-min group exercise session twice weekly for 12 weeks. Participants’ perceived stress, depressive symptoms, and social engagement were measured at baseline and 12 weeks follow-up. Descriptive statistics and t tests were performed for data analysis. The results revealed that the resistance exercise intervention group had significant improvements in perceived stress, depressive symptoms, and social engagement after receiving the 12-week intervention. At baseline, there were no significant differences between the intervention and the control groups on perceived stress, depressive symptoms, and social engagement. However, older adults received resistance exercise training had greater improvements in stress levels, depressive symptoms, and social engagement than their control counterparts at 12 weeks follow-up. The findings suggest resistance exercise has positive effects on psychosocial well-being for older adults. Further larger RCTs are needed to assess long-term effects of the resistance exercise intervention.

Conflict Avoidance in Old Age

GeroPsych ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lia Oberhauser ◽  
Andreas B. Neubauer ◽  
Eva-Marie Kessler
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Conflict Avoidance ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Adult Lifespan ◽  
Set Up

Abstract. Conflict avoidance increases across the adult lifespan. This cross-sectional study looks at conflict avoidance as part of a mechanism to regulate belongingness needs ( Sheldon, 2011 ). We assumed that older adults perceive more threats to their belongingness when they contemplate their future, and that they preventively react with avoidance coping. We set up a model predicting conflict avoidance that included perceptions of future nonbelonging, termed anticipated loneliness, and other predictors including sociodemographics, indicators of subjective well-being and perceived social support (N = 331, aged 40–87). Anticipated loneliness predicted conflict avoidance above all other predictors and partially mediated the age-association of conflict avoidance. Results suggest that belongingness regulation accounts may deepen our understanding of conflict avoidance in the second half of life.

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