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The role of intergenerational relations in the association between life stressors and depressive symptoms
Author(s)	Maxine Weinstein, Dana A Glei, Ai Yamazaki
Journal title	Research on Aging, vol 26, no 5, September 2004
Pages	pp 511-530
Source	http://www.sagepub.com
Keywords	Stress ; Depression ; Family relationships ; Taiwan.
Annotation	The association between intergenerational relations and depressive symptoms of older people in Taiwan is investigated. Using data from two waves of the Surveys of Health and Living Status of the Elderly in Taiwan, a population based sample of adults aged 60+, the links between intergenerational relations between parents and their adult children, life stressors (major life events and daily hassles) and depressive symptoms are examined. The authors find that higher reports of exposure to stressors - both daily hassles and major life events - are associated with higher levels of psychological distress. Intergenerational ties with children appear to have only a modest effect on levels of depressive symptoms that depend on both the kind of stressors and the aspects of the parent-child relationship. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-040909225 A
Classmark	QNH: ENR: DS:SJ: 7DP
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