Mirowsky J, Ross C E
Department of Sociology, Ohio State University, 190 North Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210-1353, USA.
J Health Soc Behav. 2001 Jun;42(2):132-50.
The amount of depression associated with economic hardship among adults may depend on age. This study tests alternative hypotheses about the interaction. The first asserts that the amount of depression associated with economic hardship decreases with older age because of maturity and experience. The second, the opposite, asserts that the amount increases with older age because of increasingly limited future opportunities for recovery. The study analyzes data from 2,592 households in the 1995 and 1998 telephone survey of Aging, Status, and the Sense of Control (ASOC). Regression analyses find that the amount of depression associated with economic hardship decreases with older age, both cross-sectionally and over time. No model shows an increase with age in the depression associated with economic hardship. However, regressions do show that not having household wage income or having a disabling or life threatening chronic disease increases the depression associated with economic hardship. Those interactions somewhat suppress the moderating effect of older age on the association between economic hardship and depression.
成年人中与经济困难相关的抑郁程度可能取决于年龄。本研究检验了关于这种相互作用的替代假设。第一个假设认为，由于成熟度和经验，与经济困难相关的抑郁程度会随着年龄增长而降低。第二个假设则相反，认为由于未来恢复机会越来越有限，抑郁程度会随着年龄增长而增加。该研究分析了1995年和1998年老龄、状况与控制感（ASOC）电话调查中2592个家庭的数据。回归分析发现，无论是从横断面还是随时间来看，与经济困难相关的抑郁程度都随着年龄增长而降低。没有模型显示与经济困难相关的抑郁会随着年龄增长而增加。然而，回归确实表明，没有家庭工资收入或患有致残或危及生命的慢性病会增加与经济困难相关的抑郁。这些相互作用在一定程度上抑制了年龄对经济困难与抑郁之间关联的调节作用。
