Mental health among older adults in Japan: do sources of social support and negative interaction make a difference?

Okabayashi, Hideki; Liang, Jersey; Krause, Neal; Akiyama, Hiroko; Sugisawa, Hidehiro

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.02.024

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“…However, this indicator of chronic daily relationship stress was also related to level of function and rate of decline in multiple other cognitive domains (Table 3). This mixed support for the attention–depletion hypothesis (Sliwinski et al, 2006) is consistent with previous epidemiologic research, with some evidence linking negative social interaction with lower performance on attention demanding tasks (Seeman et al, 2011; Tun et al, 2013) but other cross-sectional (Hughes et al, 2008; Seeman et al, 2001; Seeman et al, 2011; Okabayashi et al, 2004; Windsor et al, 2014) and longitudinal (Seeman et al, 2001; Hughes et al, 2008; Windsor et al, 2014) data suggesting no association or an association with other cognitive domains. Thus, chronic exposure to daily stressors may have a less selective association with cognition than acute exposure.…”

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Negative social interactions and risk of mild cognitive impairment in old age.

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James³

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Neuropsychology

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Objective To test the hypothesis that negative social interaction in old age is associated with increased risk of mild cognitive impairment and rate of cognitive decline. Methods Participants are 529 older people without cognitive impairment at study onset. They completed annual evaluations that included assessment of negative social interaction frequency in the previous month (e.g., unsympathetic behavior, rejection), cognitive testing, and clinical classification of mild cognitive impairment. Results During a mean of 4.8 years of follow-up (SD=2.5), 198 individuals (37.4%) developed mild cognitive impairment. In a proportional hazards model adjusted for age, sex, and education, higher baseline frequency of negative social interactions (mean=1.51, SD=0.43, skewness=1.60) was associated with higher risk of developing mild cognitive impairment (hazard ratio =1.53, 95% confidence interval: 1.13, 2.07). Results were similar after adjustment for depressive symptoms, social network size, social activity level, and loneliness. This association was mainly due to neglect and rejection. There was no change in negative social interaction rate over time (estimate =− 0.003, SE=0.004, p=0.508). Higher baseline level of negative social interaction was associated with lower initial level of global cognition (estimate=− 0.096, SE=0.034, p=0.005) but not with cognitive decline (estimate= − 0.018, SE=0.011, p=0.098). Higher mean level of negative interactions across the study period was robustly related to lower level of global cognition (estimate =− 0.154, SE=0.037, p<0.001) and faster rate of cognitive decline (estimate =− 0.036, SE=0.012, p=0.002). Conclusion Frequent negative social interactions may be a risk factor for mild cognitive impairment and cognitive decline in old age.

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Negative social interactions and risk of mild cognitive impairment in old age.

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Boyle²,

James³

et al. 2015

Neuropsychology

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“…In terms of social support from adult children, Okabayashi et al (2004) also found that emotional support from adult children had beneficial effects on the mental health of older parents in Japan, especially among those without spouses. Cheng and Chan (2006) found that in China, adult children’s respect for their elderly parents was beneficially related to elders’ well-being.…”

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“…They found that while elders in functionally or structurally restricted social network types in the U.S. had higher depressive symptomatology than those in other types of networks — such as diverse, friend-focused, or family-focused — surprisingly there were no differences in depressive symptomatology by network type in Japan. They suggested that “because in Japan relationships may be viewed as predetermined or obligatory, rather than constructed or voluntary, the Japanese may learn to be happy with whatever network they have (Fiori et al, 2008, p. 223).” However, if they examine effects of each source of social interaction, not examining the effect of network types, they would find beneficial effects on well-being in Japan, as reported by other commentators (Okabayashi, Liang, Krause, Akiyama, & Sugisawa, 2004), and their explanations would not be considered complete. There appears to be additional need to explore the relationship between social relations and subjective well-being in Japan.…”

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“…The spousal relationship seems to be one of the most important sources of social support among elders (Bookwala & Franks, 2005; Okabayashi, et al 2004). However, though negative impacts of conjugal bereavement are commonly observed (Carr, 2004; Strohschein, McDonough, Monette, & Shao, 2005; Wu & Hart, 2002), widows/widowers typically recover on standard measures of mental health after about a year (Okabayashi et al, 1997), and their health is not necessarily worse than married people (Strohschein et al, 2005).…”

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Gender differences of social interactions and their effects on subjective well-being among Japanese elders

Okabayashi

Hougham

2013

Aging & Mental Health

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Objectives Gender differences of social interactions and their effects on subjective well-being among Japanese elders over three years were examined. Methods Repeated measurements of 498 elders over a three-year survey interval were obtained from a baseline mail survey and two- and three-year follow-up surveys. Outcomes were analyzed using Hierarchical Linear Modeling. Results Male elders were more likely to have a spouse and work at paid jobs, while female elders were likely to have more frequent contacts with their child/children and more interactions with friends. As the elders aged over three years, life satisfaction decreased, while depression did not show any significant overall trend. There were no beneficial effects of social interactions on change in well-being, although social participation, interaction with friends, and conversation with spouse were beneficially related to baseline levels of both depressive tendency and life satisfaction. Among female elders only, the number of children had beneficial effects on life satisfaction. Conclusions There are modest gender differences of the impact of social interactions on the well-being of Japanese elders, and the number of children seems to be more important as potential sources of support for female rather than male elders. Spousal conversation and non-obligatory social interaction such as unpaid social activities and friendship seem to be important for both male and female elders in Japan. These findings suggest that social relations among Japanese elders may be moving away from more gender dependent patterns seen in the past.

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“…Redes compuestas no solo por familiares, sino también por amigos, actuarían como amortiguador ante síntomas depresivos (Dean, Kolody y Wood, 1990;Litwin, 2011;Okabayashi, Liang, Krause, Akiyama y Sugisawa;. Más aún, diversas investigaciones enfatizan la relevancia de una red informal heterogénea, es decir, una red social que no esté centrada en la familia (Chou y Chi, 2003;Fiori, Antonucci y Cortina, 2006).…”

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Elementos estructurales de la red social, fuentes de apoyo funcional, reciprocidad, apoyo comunitario y depresión en personas mayores en Chile

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Resumen: La asociación entre apoyo social y depresión en el caso de las personas mayores constituye un objeto de estudio de especial relevancia en sociedades con altas tasas de envejecimiento, como es el caso de Chile. La presente investigación se centra en el papel jugado por variables de carácter psicosociológico: tipo de apoyo en función de la fuente de procedencia, reciprocidad en el apoyo según tipo de apoyo y fuente de procedencia, y apoyo comunitario. Se aplicaron escalas de depresión y apoyo social ampliamente utilizadas en una muestra (n=493) de la región de Arica-Parinacota, en el Norte de Chile. Se realiza un análisis de regresión jerárquica y de ecuaciones estructurales. Los resultados sugieren que el cónyuge y los hijos son las fuentes de apoyo relevantes para los síntomas de depresión, sobre todo en sus funciones instrumental y emocional. La reciprocidad en el apoyo es una variable fundamental para dar cuenta de la relación existente entre fuentes de apoyo social y depresión.

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Mental health among older adults in Japan: do sources of social support and negative interaction make a difference?

Cited by 125 publications

References 43 publications

Negative social interactions and risk of mild cognitive impairment in old age.

Negative social interactions and risk of mild cognitive impairment in old age.

Gender differences of social interactions and their effects on subjective well-being among Japanese elders

Elementos estructurales de la red social, fuentes de apoyo funcional, reciprocidad, apoyo comunitario y depresión en personas mayores en Chile

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