scholarly journals ACCULTURATION AND DEPRESSION AMONG OLD CHINESE IMMIGRANTS: SOCIAL SUPPORT AND NEGATIVE INTERACTIONS

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. 1301-1301
Author(s):  
L. Xu ◽  
F. Tang ◽  
L.W. Li ◽  
X. Dong
2016 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 300-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung-Hwa Ha ◽  
Sang Kyoung Kahng ◽  
Namkee Choi

This study examined the longitudinal reciprocal effects between health and social support in older adults’ relationships with their children and friends. Data are from the 2006 and 2010 waves of the Health and Retirement Study ( N = 3,760). We focused on three specific aspects of social support: frequency of contact, positive interactions, and negative interactions. We used autoregressive cross-lagged models to examine the bidirectional effects between social support and health. When the bidirectional effects between health and social support were simultaneously examined, the longitudinal effect of social support on health was not significant. In contrast, older adults’ poor health was associated with decreased contact and decreased positive interactions with friends as well as with increased negative interactions with their adult children and friends. The findings suggest that older adults’ poor health has a negative impact on their social relationships and that such effect surpasses the impact of social relationships on health.


2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 374-400
Author(s):  
Kopcsó Krisztina ◽  
Pohárnok Melinda ◽  
Polgár Petra Ibolya

Elméleti háttér: Az anya–magzat kötődés gyakran vizsgált, ugyanakkor bizonytalan tartalmú konstruktum. A korábbi kutatásokban egymásnak ellentmondó eredmények születtek a jelenség dimenzionalitásával és korrelátumaival kapcsolatban. Cél: A szerzők célja, hogy a magyarországi várandósok populációjára reprezentatív mintán vizsgálják meg az anya– magzat kötődés konstruktumát, és felmérjék annak bizonyos szociodemográfiai és pszichoszociális változókkal való együttjárását. Módszerek: Az elemzés a Kohorsz ’18 Magyar Születési Kohorszvizsgálat első, várandós szakaszának adatain történt, harmadik trimeszterben járó várandósok körében (n = 7115). Az adatok forrását a védőnők által szóban, valamint önkitöltős formában begyűjtött kérdőíves adatok szolgáltatták. Az anya– magzat kötődés felmérése a Maternal–Fetal Attachment Scale magyar nyelvű, 20 tételes változatával történt. Eredmények: A Maternal–Fetal Attachment Scale-HU-20 kétfaktoros struktúrába szerveződött, egy 15- és egy 5-tételes alfaktorba. Az elfogadható belső konzisztenciájú faktorokat Hangolódás (Cronbach-α = 0,795) és Interakció (Cronbach-α = 0,606) alskáláknak neveztük el. Kétváltozós statisztikai elemzésekben az anya–magzat kötődés összpontszáma a vizsgált változók (kor, gesztációs hét, társas támogatottság, pozitív és negatív párkapcsolati interakciók, depresszió, általános és várandóssággal összefüggő szorongás, paritás, iskolai végzettség, partnerkapcsolati helyzet, jövedelem) mind-egyikével szignifikáns összefüggést mutatott, legszámottevőbb összefüggést a társas támogatottsággal (τb = 0,166; p < 0,001) és a pozitív párkapcsolati interakciókkal (τb = 0,202; p < 0,001). A két aldimenzió számos prediktor változóval eltérő mértékben és/vagy irányban függött össze. Többváltozós elemzésben a vizsgált változók hatása, a kor, a negatív párkapcsolati interakciók és a partnerkapcsolati helyzet kivételével szignifikánsnak bizonyult, továbbá az alacsonyabb iskolai végzettségű és alacsonyabb jövedelmű csoporthoz való tartozás inkább a kötődés interaktív aspektusaival, míg a magasabb végzettség a kötődés hangolódó aspektusaival járt együtt. Következtetések: Az anya–magzat kötődés reprezentatív mintán való vizsgálata hozzájárulhat az anya–magzat kötődést befolyásoló demográfiai és pszichoszociális tényezők kölcsönhatásainak megismeréséhez és az eltérő társadalmi hátterű nők várandósság-élményének jobb megértéséhez.Introduction: Maternal–fetal attachment is a widely studied concept with debated latent content. Previous research found controversial results considering its dimensionality and associations. Aim: Investigation of the construct of maternal–fetal attachment, and its associations with certain sociodemographic and psychosocial variables in a representative sample of Hungarian pregnant women. Method: The analysis was conducted among pregnant women in the third trimester (n = 7115), from Cohort ’18 Growing up in Hungary. Questionnaire data were collected from participants by health visitors. Maternal–fetal attachment was assessed using the 20-item version of the Hungarian Maternal–Fetal Attachment Scale. Results: A two-factor solution emerged, consisting of the dimensions „attunement” (15 items, Cronbach’s α = 0.795) and „interaction” (5 items, Cronbach’s α = 0.606) with acceptable internal consistencies. Bivariate analyses showed significant associations between the total score of maternal–fetal attachment and maternal age, education, parity, partnership status, income, gestational age, perceived social support, positive and negative interactions with the partner, depression, general and pregnancy related anxiety. Highest correlations were found with perceived social support (τb = 0.166, p < 0.001) and positive interactions with the partner (τb = 0.202, p < 0.001). The two subscales were associated with the variables with varied magnitude and/or direction. In the multivariate analyses, all the variables had significant effect on maternal–fetal attachment except maternal age, negative interactions with the partner and partnership status. Lower maternal education and income were more strongly associated to “interaction”, while higher maternal education was more strongly associated to “attunement”. Conclusions: The study of maternal–fetal attachment in representative samples helps us understand the interaction between relevant sociodemographic and psychosocial variables and provides insight into the varied experience of maternal–fetal relation of women from different social background.


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 593-593
Author(s):  
Julie Hicks Patrick ◽  
Alexandria Ebert ◽  
Amy Knepple Carney

Abstract Social support facilitates reaching health-related goals, but has rarely been examined in relation to achieving religious/spiritual (R/S) goals. Using data from 300+ adults (M age = 40.3, range 18 to 87 yrs) , we examine the prevalence of R/S goals and the influence of age and social interactions on reaching these goals. Multinomial logistic regressions showed that adults who did not have a goal to be more religious/spiritual reported fewer positive interactions, fewer negative interactions, and were younger than those who continued to work toward their R/S goals. Those who had the intention to become more R/S but were not working toward it were younger than those who persisted. The importance of R/S goals are discussed within the context of other self-improvement goals. Unique aspects of these goals and the ways in which social interactions support achieving these goals are highlighted.


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 869-869
Author(s):  
Ying-Yu Chao ◽  
Dexia Kong ◽  
XinQi Dong

Abstract Background/Purpose: Older immigrants are at risk of experiencing marginalization and social exclusion. Traditional Chinese culture values could deeply influence the older Chinese immigrants’ perceptions regarding mistreatment and motivating them to seek help. This study aimed to examine the associations between perceived social support and informal/formal help-seeking intentions and behaviors among U.S. Chinese older adults experiencing elder mistreatment. Methods: Data derived from the Population Study of Chinese Elderly in Chicago (PINE). Independent variables were positive and negative perceived social support. Dependent variables were informal/formal help-seeking intentions and behaviors. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression analyses were performed. Results: A total of 423 participants experienced elder mistreatment (mean age: 72.4 ±7.88 years old). The most common informal help-seeking sources were adult children, followed by partner, and friends/neighbors/colleagues. The most common sources of formal help-seeking were community social services organizations and the legal criminal justice system. After controlling for covariates, positive perceived social support was associated with informal help-seeking intentions (OR=1.14, 95% CI: 1.05-1.24, p &lt; .01) and behaviors (OR=1.12, 95% CI: 1.04-1.22, p &lt; .01). However, the associations between perceived social support and formal help-seeking intentions and behaviors were not significant. Conclusions & Implications: Further research is needed to examine the mediating effects of cultural values on the relationship between perceived social support and help-seeking among mistreated older Chinese immigrants. In addition, additional studies are needed to identify impede or facilitate factors of informal/formal elder mistreatment help-seeking. Prevention and intervention programs should incorporate valuable cultural insight to improve help-seeking among this population.


2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (12) ◽  
pp. 1738-1756 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chantal Fahmy ◽  
Danielle Wallace

Recent sociological research has turned attention to the effects social support has on one’s overall health. However, the literature lacks specificity on how social interactions may be beneficial or detrimental to reentering citizens’ physical health. In addition, much of this literature does not examine the potentially damaging effects of negative familial interactions. From both a correctional and public health standpoint, elaborating on the impact social support and negative interactions with family have on returning prisoners is crucial to understanding positive reentry outcomes. Using three waves of the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative (SVORI) data set and a repeated measures ordinary least squares (OLS) model with a lagged dependent variable, this study examines how levels of and changes in family social support and negative interactions affect post-release physical health over time ( n = 2,435). The results suggest that social support has important repercussions on one’s physical health and thus success at reintegration.


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 592-592
Author(s):  
Annalee Mueller ◽  
Jillian Minahan ◽  
Karen Siedlecki

Abstract Increased age is associated with declines in objective cognition (OC). A related but distinct construct is subjective cognition (SC), which is an individual’s self-appraisal of their OC. Research shows that SC impairment is an important precursor to declines in OC (Sánchez-Benavidez et al., 2018). Research has also demonstrated a positive relationship between OC and social support (SS) across adulthood (La Fleur & Salthouse, 2017), but there is limited research on the relationship between SC and SS. Participants (N = 1,873; age range 18-99) from the Virginia Cognitive Aging Project completed assessments of multiple domains of SC, OC, and SS. Results from the current study showed a consistent, significant association between negative interactions with others and poorer SC (Betas ranged from -.077 to .103, p &lt; .05), beyond the influence of sociodemographic, well-being, and health factors. Our findings suggest that negative interactions may adversely impact one’s self-appraisal of cognitive functioning.


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