Depression and Life Satisfaction Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Mediation Effect of Functional Disability

With increasing age, middle-aged and older persons face a series of physical and mental health problems. This study aimed to explore the latent relationships among age, functional disability, depression, and life satisfaction. The data were obtained from the Wave 2 (in 2013–2014) and Wave 3 (in 2015...

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Autores principales:	An Li, Dewen Wang, Shengnan Lin, Meijie Chu, Shiling Huang, Chun-Yang Lee, Yi-Chen Chiang
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	functional disability depression life satisfaction mediator gender Psychology BF1-990
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:83ae1865a42146bf9ab02f1600c281732021-12-01T01:48:01ZDepression and Life Satisfaction Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Mediation Effect of Functional Disability1664-107810.3389/fpsyg.2021.755220https://doaj.org/article/83ae1865a42146bf9ab02f1600c281732021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.755220/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-1078With increasing age, middle-aged and older persons face a series of physical and mental health problems. This study aimed to explore the latent relationships among age, functional disability, depression, and life satisfaction. The data were obtained from the Wave 2 (in 2013–2014) and Wave 3 (in 2015–2016) surveys of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. The analytic sample in the present study included 15,950 individuals aged 45 years and over. The participants answered the same questions concerning depression and life satisfaction in both study waves, and functional disability was measured based on the activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living. Age was directly associated with functional disability, life satisfaction, and depression. Functional disability was positively correlated with depression and negatively correlated with life satisfaction. Functional disability strongly mediated the relationships among age, depression, and life satisfaction. Depression and life satisfaction were found to have enduring effects and effects on each other. Additionally, the model revealed a gender difference. Depression in middle-aged people should receive closer attention. Avoiding or improving functional disability may be an effective way to improve life satisfaction and reduce the level of depression in middle-aged and older persons. If prevention work successfully decreases depression, the life dissatisfaction of middle-aged and older people could be improved. Additionally, for the prevention of functional disability and depression and improvement in life satisfaction, gender differences need to be considered.An LiDewen WangShengnan LinMeijie ChuShiling HuangChun-Yang LeeYi-Chen ChiangFrontiers Media S.A.articlefunctional disabilitydepressionlife satisfactionmediatorgenderPsychologyBF1-990ENFrontiers in Psychology, Vol 12 (2021)
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description	With increasing age, middle-aged and older persons face a series of physical and mental health problems. This study aimed to explore the latent relationships among age, functional disability, depression, and life satisfaction. The data were obtained from the Wave 2 (in 2013–2014) and Wave 3 (in 2015–2016) surveys of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. The analytic sample in the present study included 15,950 individuals aged 45 years and over. The participants answered the same questions concerning depression and life satisfaction in both study waves, and functional disability was measured based on the activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living. Age was directly associated with functional disability, life satisfaction, and depression. Functional disability was positively correlated with depression and negatively correlated with life satisfaction. Functional disability strongly mediated the relationships among age, depression, and life satisfaction. Depression and life satisfaction were found to have enduring effects and effects on each other. Additionally, the model revealed a gender difference. Depression in middle-aged people should receive closer attention. Avoiding or improving functional disability may be an effective way to improve life satisfaction and reduce the level of depression in middle-aged and older persons. If prevention work successfully decreases depression, the life dissatisfaction of middle-aged and older people could be improved. Additionally, for the prevention of functional disability and depression and improvement in life satisfaction, gender differences need to be considered.
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author	An Li Dewen Wang Shengnan Lin Meijie Chu Shiling Huang Chun-Yang Lee Yi-Chen Chiang
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title	Depression and Life Satisfaction Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Mediation Effect of Functional Disability
title_short	Depression and Life Satisfaction Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Mediation Effect of Functional Disability
title_full	Depression and Life Satisfaction Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Mediation Effect of Functional Disability
title_fullStr	Depression and Life Satisfaction Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Mediation Effect of Functional Disability
title_full_unstemmed	Depression and Life Satisfaction Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Mediation Effect of Functional Disability
title_sort	depression and life satisfaction among middle-aged and older adults: mediation effect of functional disability
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/83ae1865a42146bf9ab02f1600c28173
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Depression and Life Satisfaction Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Mediation Effect of Functional Disability

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