An Exploratory Study of the Relative Effects of Various Protective Factors on Depressive Symptoms Among Older People.

ABSTRACT: 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 identif

SUBMITTER: Worrall C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7690559 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature