The Moderating Effects of Emotional Clarity Between Adolescent’s Co-rumination and Depressive Symptoms

Abstract Objectives Limitations in performing basic daily activities, as well as spousal caregiving that arises from activity limitations, are important factors that have ramifications for mental health among couples. The objective of this study was to investigate the interplay of these factors by focusing on whether the associations between activity limitations and depressive symptoms among coupled-individuals were moderated by receipt and provision of spousal care. Methods Longitudinal household data from the Health and Retirement Study (2004–2014; dyad N = 6,614) were analyzed to estimate within-person associations between one’s own and spousal activity limitations, receipt and provision of spousal care, and depressive symptoms. Results Findings showed a consistent link between one’s own activity limitations and depressive symptoms for both spouses, whereas spousal activity limitations were associated with depressive symptoms for wives only. We also found moderating effects of spousal care in the link between one’s own and spousal activity limitations and depressive symptoms. Discussion Receipt and provision of activities of daily living-related assistance may contextualize the association between activity limitations and depressive symptoms among older coupled-individuals in a direction that could alleviate or aggravate the risk of depression.

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Neighborhood Effects on the Health of Chinese Older Adults: Beyond the Rural and Urban Dichotomy

The Gerontologist ◽

10.1093/geront/gnaa081 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Yuekang Li ◽

Yi Wang ◽

Nancy Morrow-Howell

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Physical Health ◽

Neighborhood Effects ◽

Neighborhood Environment ◽

Moderating Effects ◽

Physical Frailty ◽

Individual Level ◽

The Relationship ◽

Neighborhood Level

Abstract Background and Objectives The associations between physical frailty and depressive symptoms among older individuals were established in the existing literature. Taking the person–environment perspective, we argue that neighborhood environment could either buffer the stress derived from being physically vulnerable or worsen it by adding another layer of stressors in the environmental context when physical health declined. The objectives of this study were to explore to what extent the neighborhood-level characteristics moderate the relationship between physical frailty and depressive symptoms. Research Design and Methods Using the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study 2011 wave, 6,245 individuals aged 60 years and older were included for analyses. Multilevel mixed-effects models were fitted to examine the moderating effects of urbanicity and neighborhood-level socioeconomic status (SES) on the relationship between frailty and depressive symptoms among older adults, controlling for individual-level characteristics. Results Results showed a stronger relationship between deterioration in physical health and depressive symptoms in rural neighborhoods and neighborhoods with lower SES, after controlling for individual-level SES. Also, the moderating effects of the neighborhood-level socioeconomic factors remained after controlling for urbanicity, indicating that neighborhood SES works beyond the rural–urban contexts. Discussion and Implications Findings from this study demonstrate the important roles of neighborhood socioeconomic characteristics in reshaping, and the need to redefine, China’s rural–urban dichotomy. The findings also identified neighborhoods with low SES as potential targets for policy and practice to reduce the stress associated with health decline.

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Depressive symptoms among adult children caregivers in China: moderating effects of working status and gender

Aging & Mental Health ◽

10.1080/13607863.2018.1488943 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 23 (10) ◽

pp. 1391-1399 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Yujun Liu ◽

Rong Fu ◽

Karen A. Roberto ◽

Jyoti Savla

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Adult Children ◽

Moderating Effects ◽

Working Status ◽

And Gender

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Relationship satisfaction and depressive symptoms in emerging adults: Cross-sectional associations and moderating effects of relationship characteristics.

Journal of Family Psychology ◽

10.1037/a0027267 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 26 (2) ◽

pp. 226-235 ◽

Cited By ~ 43

Author(s):

Sarah W. Whitton ◽

Amanda D. Kuryluk

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Relationship Satisfaction ◽

Emerging Adults ◽

Moderating Effects ◽

Cross Sectional

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