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Can money buy happiness? — depressive symptoms in an affluent older population
Author(s)	Catherine G West, Dwayne M Reed, Ginny L Gildengorin
Journal title	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 46, no 1, January 1998
Pages	pp 49-57
Keywords	Depression ; Wealthy elderly ; Ill health ; Isolation ; United States of America.
Annotation	Research shows that lower income is associated significantly with depressive symptoms in older people, however, the nature of the relationship between depressive symptoms and higher income has been inferred rather than examined directly. This US study investigated this inverse relationship, and examined whether this pattern was independent of other known correlates of depressive symptoms, such as medical problems, physical disability, and social support. A total of 1948 non-institutionalised persons aged 55 years and over participated in the study. Findings indicated that poor health, physical disability, and social isolation are the major factors responsible for the inverse relationship between income and symptoms of depression in affluent, as well as economically disadvantaged older populations. (AKM).
Accession Number	CPA-980313409 A
Classmark	ENR: F:W7: CH: TP: 7T
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