scholarly journals Gender Differences in the Mediating Effects of Social Participation on the Association between Widowhood and Depressive Symptoms: Widowhood, Social Participation, and Depressive Symptoms

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 67-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joohong Min ◽  
Heejeong Choi
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Social Participation ◽  
Mediating Effects

scholarly journals Fall Injuries and Depressive Symptoms Among Older Adults and the Mediating Effects of Social Participation — China, 2011–2018

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (40) ◽  
pp. 837-841
Author(s):  
Yalu Zhang ◽  
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Lei Zhang ◽  
Xinhui Zhang ◽  
Jingjing Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Social Participation ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
Fall Injuries

scholarly journals Impact of Different Type and Frequency of Social Participation on Depressive Symptoms Among Older Chinese Adults: Is There a Gender Difference?

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shujuan Xiao ◽  
Huang Lin ◽  
Chongbang Zhao ◽  
Xiao Zheng ◽  
Lei Shi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Gender Difference ◽  
Social Participation ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Chinese Adults ◽  
Older Chinese ◽  
Older Chinese Adults

Objectives: Social participation may prevent depressive symptoms in older adults. But research to date ignores gender differences in the associations between social participation and depressive symptoms. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of different type and frequency of social participation on depressive symptoms, as well as if there is a gender difference in these correlations among older Chinese adults.Methods: Data was obtained from adults aged 60 years or above in the 2018 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey, a nationally representative sample of older adults in China. Depressive symptoms were measured using CESD-10. Social participation included participation in social groups, hobby groups, sports groups, and community-related organizations. The independent relationships between each type of social participation and depressive symptoms were assessed using multiple linear regression models.Results: A total of 6,287 older adults were included in this analysis, of whom 49.69% were women. Participating in social groups, sports groups, and community-related organizations with a frequency of one or more per week was all linked to better mental health. Furthermore, our findings suggest that the positive relationship between participation in social groups, hobby groups, and community-related organizations and depressive symptoms is more flexible for older men than for women.Conclusions: Older individuals who participate in social participation at a high frequency may have better mental health. The findings provide novel insights into mental health from the standpoint of social participation in older adults. Gender differences in the associations between social participation and depressive symptoms need to be considered when formulating interventions to prevent depression.

Gender differences in the trajectories and the risk factors of depressive symptoms in later life

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (9) ◽  
pp. 1495-1505 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiae Lee ◽  
Soong-Nang Jang ◽  
Sung-Il Cho
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Social Participation ◽  
Later Life ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Physical Health Status ◽  
Multinomial Regression

ABSTRACTBackground:The present study investigated changes in the trajectories of depressive symptoms in the elderly and attempted to identify risk factors that influence these changes according to gender.Methods:All data were obtained from a subsample of subjects who participated in the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing between 2006 and 2012; 3,667 individuals (1,566 men and 2,101 women) aged 60 years and older were included in the present study. A group-based trajectory model was employed to determine the appropriate number of groups and to observe changes in depressive symptoms according to research year. Following the trajectory analysis, a multinomial regression analysis was performed to examine depressive symptom-related risk factors that influenced membership in the different trajectory groups.Results:Significant gender differences were found in the trajectories of depressive symptoms among four groups (normal, mild depressed, worsening, and depressed) in men and five groups (normal, mild depressed, worsening, improving, and depressed) in women. Among the trajectory groups, physical health status such as chronic diseases, self-rated health (SRH), and somatic pain showed statistically significant differences in both genders. In addition, employment in men and social participation in women were associated with the trajectories.Conclusions:The present study suggested that maintaining one's physical health status played an important role in preventing depressive symptoms and that employment in men and social participation in women were preventative against the development of depressive symptoms.

Tears in Our Beers: Gender Differences in Depressive Symptoms, Coping Drinking Motives, and Alcohol

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mai-Ly Nguyen ◽  
Chelsie M. Young ◽  
Dawn W. Foster ◽  
Michelle C. Quist ◽  
Jennifer L. Bryan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Drinking Motives
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