McLaren Suzanne
School of Health Sciences and Psychology,Federation University Australia,Australia.
Int Psychogeriatr. 2016 Nov;28(11):1895-1901. doi: 10.1017/S1041610216001241. Epub 2016 Aug 9.
Living alone is a risk factor for depressive symptoms among older adults, although it is unclear if it is a risk factor for older gay men. A sense of belonging to the gay community is protective and might compensate for living alone. This research investigated whether a sense of belonging with gay friends weakened the relationship between living alone and depressive symptoms among older gay men.
A community sample of 160 Australian gay men aged 65-92 years completed the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale and two visual analogue scales assessing a sense of belonging with gay friends.
Results supported the moderation model, with increasing levels of belonging with gay friends weakening the relationship between living alone and depressive symptoms.
Results imply that enhancing a sense of belonging with gay friends among older gay men who live alone is likely to be a protective factor in relation to depressive symptoms.
独居是老年人出现抑郁症状的一个风险因素，不过尚不清楚这是否也是老年男同性恋者的风险因素。对同性恋群体的归属感具有保护作用，可能会弥补独居的影响。本研究调查了与男同性恋朋友的归属感是否会减弱老年男同性恋者独居与抑郁症状之间的关系。
160名年龄在65至92岁之间的澳大利亚男同性恋者组成的社区样本完成了流行病学研究中心抑郁量表以及两个评估与男同性恋朋友归属感的视觉模拟量表。
结果支持调节模型，即与男同性恋朋友的归属感增强会减弱独居与抑郁症状之间的关系。
结果表明，增强独居老年男同性恋者与男同性恋朋友的归属感可能是预防抑郁症状的一个保护因素。
