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Financial strain and depressive symptoms among Hong Kong Chinese elderly — a longitudinal study
Author(s)	Iris Chi, Kee-Lee Chou
Journal title	Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 32, no 4, 1999
Pages	pp 41-60
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Chinese people ; Economic status [elderly] ; Depression ; Ill health ; Longitudinal surveys ; Hong Kong.
Annotation	For many Hong Kong Chinese older people, depression and financial strain are quite common. This study uses data from a longitudinal study to examine the impact of financial strain on depressive symptoms. Even after controlling for socio-demographic, physical health status and social support variables, the authors found that older people with financial strain reported more depressive symptoms three years later, and that men and women were equally affected. The data do not show evidence of a stress-buffering effect of social support on the negative consequences of financial strain on depression. Among women, poor physical health aggravated the adverse effect of financial strain on depressive symptoms. But among men, poor health moderated the impact of financial strain on depression. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-000531207 A
Classmark	TKL: F:W: ENR: CH: 3J: 7DR
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