Erasmus School of Health Policy and Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, 3062 PA Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Oct 10;19(19):12974. doi: 10.3390/ijerph191912974.
Older persons are vulnerable to depression SFduring the ageing process. Financial resources and social participation are expected to have an impact on depressive symptoms. This study investigated the relationship between financial support from children and depression among Chinese older persons, as well as the mediating effect of social participation in this relationship. Data from 7163 participants aged 60 and above were extracted from wave 2015 and 2018 of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey (CHARLS). A multivariate regression analysis was performed on both cross-sectional data and two-wave longitudinal data to test our hypotheses. The results revealed that financial support from children was negatively associated with depressive symptoms in both the short-term and the long-term. In addition, this relationship was partially mediated by social participation in the short-term association and fully mediated by social participation in the long-term, where financial support was positively related to social participation, and social participation was negatively associated with depressive symptoms. This study offers an in-depth insight into the relationship between financial support from children and depression among Chinese older persons. Policies and initiatives to stimulate social participation should be promoted to improve older persons' mental health.
老年人在衰老过程中易患抑郁症。经济资源和社会参与预计会对抑郁症状产生影响。本研究调查了子女经济支持与中国老年人抑郁之间的关系，以及社会参与在其中的中介作用。数据来自中国健康与养老追踪调查（CHARLS）2015 年和 2018 年两轮调查的 7163 名 60 岁及以上的参与者。使用横断面数据和两波纵向数据对我们的假设进行了多元回归分析。结果表明，子女经济支持与短期和长期的抑郁症状呈负相关。此外，这种关系在短期关联中部分通过社会参与，在长期关联中完全通过社会参与中介，其中子女经济支持与社会参与呈正相关，社会参与与抑郁症状呈负相关。本研究深入探讨了子女经济支持与中国老年人抑郁之间的关系。应促进促进社会参与的政策和举措，以改善老年人的心理健康。
