Perceived Social Cohesion, Frequency of Going Out, and Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults
Objective: To examine both cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships between older adults’ perceptions of social cohesion in their community and depressive symptoms and the potential mediating effect of the frequency of going outside one’s home/building. Method: Using two waves (T1 and T2) of t...
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| author | Namkee G. Choi PhD Jinseok Kim PhD Diana M. DiNitto PhD C. Nathan Marti PhD |
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| description | Objective: To examine both cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships between older adults’ perceptions of social cohesion in their community and depressive symptoms and the potential mediating effect of the frequency of going outside one’s home/building. Method: Using two waves (T1 and T2) of the National Health and Aging Trend Study ( n = 5,326), gender-stratified structural equation models were estimated to determine direct and indirect effects of perceived social cohesion on depressive symptoms. Results: At T1, both perceived cohesion and frequency of going out were directly associated with depressive symptoms; however, perceived cohesion predicted frequency of going out only for women. At T2, only frequency of going out was directly associated with depressive symptoms, although perceived cohesion predicted frequency of going out for both genders. T1 perceived cohesion did not predict T2 depressive symptoms. T1 depressive symptoms were the strongest predictor of T2 depressive symptoms. Conclusion: The findings underscore the importance of enhancing the social environment in promoting mental health in late life through active aging. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-35664cc2ebc04978a169e47ac7f401dc2022-12-21T17:33:01ZengSAGE PublishingGerontology and Geriatric Medicine2333-72142015-11-01110.1177/233372141561547810.1177_2333721415615478Perceived Social Cohesion, Frequency of Going Out, and Depressive Symptoms in Older AdultsNamkee G. Choi PhD0Jinseok Kim PhD1Diana M. DiNitto PhD2C. Nathan Marti PhD3The University of Texas at Austin, USASeoul Women’s University, South KoreaThe University of Texas at Austin, USAThe University of Texas at Austin, USAObjective: To examine both cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships between older adults’ perceptions of social cohesion in their community and depressive symptoms and the potential mediating effect of the frequency of going outside one’s home/building. Method: Using two waves (T1 and T2) of the National Health and Aging Trend Study ( n = 5,326), gender-stratified structural equation models were estimated to determine direct and indirect effects of perceived social cohesion on depressive symptoms. Results: At T1, both perceived cohesion and frequency of going out were directly associated with depressive symptoms; however, perceived cohesion predicted frequency of going out only for women. At T2, only frequency of going out was directly associated with depressive symptoms, although perceived cohesion predicted frequency of going out for both genders. T1 perceived cohesion did not predict T2 depressive symptoms. T1 depressive symptoms were the strongest predictor of T2 depressive symptoms. Conclusion: The findings underscore the importance of enhancing the social environment in promoting mental health in late life through active aging.https://doi.org/10.1177/2333721415615478 |
| spellingShingle | Namkee G. Choi PhD Jinseok Kim PhD Diana M. DiNitto PhD C. Nathan Marti PhD Perceived Social Cohesion, Frequency of Going Out, and Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine |
| title | Perceived Social Cohesion, Frequency of Going Out, and Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults |
| title_full | Perceived Social Cohesion, Frequency of Going Out, and Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults |
| title_fullStr | Perceived Social Cohesion, Frequency of Going Out, and Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perceived Social Cohesion, Frequency of Going Out, and Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults |
| title_short | Perceived Social Cohesion, Frequency of Going Out, and Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults |
| title_sort | perceived social cohesion frequency of going out and depressive symptoms in older adults |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/2333721415615478 |
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