The Role of Intergenerational Relations in the Association Between Life Stressors and Depressive Symptoms  

Oleh:

Weinstein, Maxine ; Glei, Dana A. ; Ai, Yamazaki ; Ming-Cheng, Chang

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Research On Aging vol. 26 no. 5 (Sep. 2004), page 511-530.
Topik: intergenerational relations; stress; depression
Fulltext: 511ROA265.pdf (98.27KB)

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This study investigates the association between intergenerational relations and depressive symptoms of older adults in Taiwan. 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 and older, 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 depends on both the kind of stressor and the aspect of the parent-child relationship.

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