The reciprocal relationship between depression and physical morbidity: The role of subjective age.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The study aims to examine whether the reciprocal effects of physical morbidity and depression are moderated by subjective age-that is, individuals' perception of themselves as young or old.

Method

Data from the first two waves of the Midlife in the United States study (1995-6, T1; 2004-6, T2; http://midus.wisc.edu/) were analyzed using a cross-lagged design. We assessed 3,591 individuals who participated in both waves and provided full data on all the relevant variables (mean age at T1 = 47.4). Depression and the number of chronic illnesses (the indicator of physical morbidity) were measured at both waves and were tested as predictors and outcomes in a cross-lagged model. The moderating role of subjective age was assessed by examining whether T1 variables interact

SUBMITTER: Segel-Karpas D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5666207 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature