An Exploratory Study of the Relative Effects of Various Protective Factors on Depressive Symptoms Among Older People
Objective: The present study investigated the relative importance of various factors found to be negatively associated with depressive symptoms in older adults and assessed the potential moderating effect of sociodemographic characteristics for each factor. Method: Depressive symptoms were measured...
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| author | Worrall, Caitlin Jongenelis, Michelle McEvoy, Peter Jackson, B. Newton, R.U. Pettigrew, Simone |
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| description | Objective: The present study investigated the relative importance of various factors found to be negatively associated with depressive symptoms in older adults and assessed the potential moderating effect of sociodemographic characteristics for each factor. Method: Depressive symptoms were measured with the Center of Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale. Psychological, social, and physical health measures relating to the following factors were also administered: personal growth, purpose in life, self-esteem, self-efficacy, social support, self-rated health, life satisfaction, and physical activity. Multivariate linear regression analysis was used to investigate the most important factors associated with depressive symptoms, and moderation analyses were employed to identify any moderating effects of sociodemographic factors. Results: Life satisfaction, self-esteem, and purpose in life were found to be negatively associated with depressive symptoms. Only one moderating effect was observed—the negative relationship between life satisfaction and depressive symptoms was significantly stronger among the younger respondents. Conclusion: These findings suggest that strategies for the prevention or amelioration of depressive symptoms across subgroups of the senior population could be optimized by focusing on enhancing life satisfaction, self-esteem, and purpose in life. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-907742023-04-19T04:18:45Z An Exploratory Study of the Relative Effects of Various Protective Factors on Depressive Symptoms Among Older People Worrall, Caitlin Jongenelis, Michelle McEvoy, Peter Jackson, B. Newton, R.U. Pettigrew, Simone Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Public, Environmental & Occupational Health older adults aging-old age-seniors protective factors comprehensive model depressive symptoms LOW SELF-ESTEEM PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY RISK-FACTORS SOCIAL SUPPORT ADULTS LIFE PURPOSE PREVALENCE RESOURCES MORTALITY Objective: The present study investigated the relative importance of various factors found to be negatively associated with depressive symptoms in older adults and assessed the potential moderating effect of sociodemographic characteristics for each factor. Method: Depressive symptoms were measured with the Center of Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale. Psychological, social, and physical health measures relating to the following factors were also administered: personal growth, purpose in life, self-esteem, self-efficacy, social support, self-rated health, life satisfaction, and physical activity. Multivariate linear regression analysis was used to investigate the most important factors associated with depressive symptoms, and moderation analyses were employed to identify any moderating effects of sociodemographic factors. Results: Life satisfaction, self-esteem, and purpose in life were found to be negatively associated with depressive symptoms. Only one moderating effect was observed—the negative relationship between life satisfaction and depressive symptoms was significantly stronger among the younger respondents. Conclusion: These findings suggest that strategies for the prevention or amelioration of depressive symptoms across subgroups of the senior population could be optimized by focusing on enhancing life satisfaction, self-esteem, and purpose in life. 2020 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/90774 10.3389/fpubh.2020.579304 English http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP140100365 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ FRONTIERS MEDIA SA fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Public, Environmental & Occupational Health older adults aging-old age-seniors protective factors comprehensive model depressive symptoms LOW SELF-ESTEEM PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY RISK-FACTORS SOCIAL SUPPORT ADULTS LIFE PURPOSE PREVALENCE RESOURCES MORTALITY Worrall, Caitlin Jongenelis, Michelle McEvoy, Peter Jackson, B. Newton, R.U. Pettigrew, Simone An Exploratory Study of the Relative Effects of Various Protective Factors on Depressive Symptoms Among Older People |
| title | An Exploratory Study of the Relative Effects of Various Protective Factors on Depressive Symptoms Among Older People |
| title_full | An Exploratory Study of the Relative Effects of Various Protective Factors on Depressive Symptoms Among Older People |
| title_fullStr | An Exploratory Study of the Relative Effects of Various Protective Factors on Depressive Symptoms Among Older People |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Exploratory Study of the Relative Effects of Various Protective Factors on Depressive Symptoms Among Older People |
| title_short | An Exploratory Study of the Relative Effects of Various Protective Factors on Depressive Symptoms Among Older People |
| title_sort | exploratory study of the relative effects of various protective factors on depressive symptoms among older people |
| topic | Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Public, Environmental & Occupational Health older adults aging-old age-seniors protective factors comprehensive model depressive symptoms LOW SELF-ESTEEM PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY RISK-FACTORS SOCIAL SUPPORT ADULTS LIFE PURPOSE PREVALENCE RESOURCES MORTALITY |
| url | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP140100365 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/90774 |