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| Depressive symptoms, transitions to widowhood, and informal support from adult children among older women and men in Japan | | Author(s) | Andrew D Tiedt, Yasuhiko Saito, Eileen M Crimmins |
| Journal title | Research on Aging, vol 38, no 6, August 2016 |
| Publisher | Sage, August 2016 |
| Pages | pp 619-642 |
| Source | roa.sagepub.com |
| Keywords | Widows ; Widowers ; Depression ; Symptoms ; Children [offspring] as carers ; Cross national surveys ; Longitudinal surveys ; Japan. |
| Annotation | The relationships between depressive symptoms, transitions to widowhood, worsening health, and family support in Japan over a 10-year period were examined. The analyses focus on availability and receipt as the two primary dimensions of intergenerational support relationships. Data from the Nihon University Japanese Longitudinal Study of Aging (NUJLSOA) were analysed using growth curve models; there were four main findings. First, becoming widowed correlated with increased depressive symptoms; this relationship was weaker among women than men. Second, continuous widowhood was associated with fewer depressive symptoms over time. Third, transitions to co-residence with sons and daughters among the widowed was correlated with reduced depressive symptoms. Lastly, self-reported health and difficulty with activities of daily living (ADLs) were predictors of depressive symptoms over time. The findings suggest the importance of new research on household transitions, availability and proximity of family caregivers, and social embeddedness as protections against depressive symptoms. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-160826225 A |
| Classmark | SP: SPA: ENR: CT: P6:SS: 3K: 3J: 7DT |
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