Department of Social Welfare, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea.
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 2024 Apr;98(3):352-372. doi: 10.1177/00914150231183134. Epub 2023 Jun 19.
This study examined whether the identified latent classes of structural and cognitive social capital are differently associated with depression trajectories in older Korean adults. From the five waves (2006, 2009, 2012, 2015, and 2018) of the Korean Welfare Panel Study, 3,606 participants aged ≥65 were analyzed. The latent class analysis identifies structural and cognitive social capital subgroups. Latent growth curve analysis examined the latent classes' effect on depression trajectories. Three classes were identified: medium-structural and high-cognitive (Class 1), high-structural and cognitive (Class 2), and low-structural and cognitive (Class 3). Classes 1 and 2 showed lower depression at baseline; however, the trajectory change rate was opposite than Class 3. Compared to Classes 1 and 2, depression was highest at baseline but with a slower change rate in Class 3. Therefore, it is important to identify older adults' structural and cognitive social capital classes to depression trajectories.
本研究旨在探讨已识别的结构和认知社会资本潜在类别是否与老年韩国成年人的抑郁轨迹存在差异。该研究基于韩国福利面板研究的五个波次（2006 年、2009 年、2012 年、2015 年和 2018 年），对 3606 名年龄≥65 岁的参与者进行了分析。潜在类别分析确定了结构和认知社会资本亚组。潜在增长曲线分析考察了潜在类别对抑郁轨迹的影响。确定了三个类别：中结构和高认知（类别 1）、高结构和认知（类别 2）和低结构和认知（类别 3）。类别 1 和 2 在基线时抑郁程度较低；然而，轨迹变化率与类别 3 相反。与类别 1 和 2 相比，类别 3 的基线抑郁程度较高，但变化率较慢。因此，识别老年人的结构和认知社会资本类别对于了解抑郁轨迹非常重要。
