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| Immigrant status, living arrangements and depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older adults | | Author(s) | Janet M Wilmoth, Pei-Chun Chen |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 58B, no 5, September 2003 |
| Pages | pp S305-313 |
| Source | http://www.geron.org |
| Keywords | Immigrants ; Ethnic groups ; Living patterns ; Depression ; Age groups [elderly] ; Middle aged ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Social integration theory is used in this research, to explain the relationship between living arrangements and depressive symptoms in middle-aged and older people. Particular attention is given to identifying differences between non-immigrants and immigrants. The authors use data from the US Health and Retirement Study collected in 1992 and 1994. Analysis is based on 6,391 primary respondents who were aged 51 to 61 at baseline. Descriptive statistics, cross-sectional ordinary least squares regression models and longitudinal residualised regression models are estimated for the entire sample and by immigrant status. Living arrangements and immigrant status interact to influence depressive symptoms. The results confirm that depressive symptoms are higher for those who live alone, particularly immigrants. Living with family or others is related to higher cross-sectional levels of depressive symptoms, especially for immigrants, and greater longitudinal increases in depressive symptoms in non-immigrants. The important influence of social integration on mental health is highlighted. At the same time, interventions should be sensitive to the needs of both native-born and immigrant populations. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040406224 A |
| Classmark | TJ: TK: K7: ENR: BB: SE: 3J: 7T |
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