Social trust and stress symptoms among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from Asia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate whether social trust is associated with more stress symptoms among middle-aged and older adults in six East and Southeast Asia regions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

This multi-region study used cross-sectional survey data collected in May 2020. Participants were a probability-based internet sample of adults aged 55 or older.

Results

Government trust was negatively associated with stress in Singapore and South Korea. Higher levels of health care trust were significantly associated with less stress in Singapore and Taiwan. Trust in neighbors was associated with a higher likelihood of stress in Hong Kong and a lower likelihood in Singapore. Social trust was not associated with stress in Japan or Thailand.

Discussion

Findings sugge

SUBMITTER: Jiang N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9012251 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature