Negative Life Events and Depression in Elderly Persons: A Meta-Analysis

Kraaij, Vivian; Arensman, Ella; Spinhoven, Philip

doi:10.1093/geronb/57.1.p87

Cited by 296 publications

(244 citation statements)

References 52 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

197

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…The association between negative early life events and later life mental health problems is well documented in the literature. Numerous studies have shown that adult mental health consequences of negative early life events-such as childhood abuse, death of a parent and poor socioeconomic circumstances-include depression, anxiety disorders and substance abuse (Springer et al 2003;Arnow 2004;Batten et al 2004;Draper et al 2008;Kraaij et al 2002).…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The psychic costs of migration: evidence from Irish return migrants

Barrett

Mosca

2012

J Popul Econ

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Within the economics literature, the 'psychic costs' of migration have been incorporated into theoretical models since Sjaastad (J Polit Econ 70:80-93, 1962). However, the existence of such costs has rarely been investigated in empirical papers. In this paper, we look at the psychic costs of migration by using alcohol problems as an indicator. Rather than comparing immigrants and natives, we look at the native-born in a single country and compare those who have lived away for a period of their lives and those who have not. We use data from the first wave of the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing which is a large, nationally representative sample of older Irish adults. We find that men who lived away are more likely to have suffered from alcohol problems than men who stayed. For women, we again see a higher incidence of alcohol problems for short-term migrants. However, long-term female migrants are less likely to have suffered from alcohol problems. For these women, it seems that migration provided psychic benefits, and this is consistent with findings from other research which showed how migration provided economic independence to this group. The results remain when we adjust for endogeneity and when we use propensity score matching methods.Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article

show abstract

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The psychic costs of migration: evidence from Irish return migrants

Barrett

Mosca

2012

J Popul Econ

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Major life events such as widowhood are also associated with a disturbance in one's normal routine (including participation in health behaviors) and an increase in stress (Holmes & Rahe, 1967). A recent meta-analysis found that total life events as well as the death of significant others were associated with higher levels of depressive symptoms in older adults (Kraaij, Arensman, & Spinhoven, 2002). Depression, in turn, has been shown to interfere with health behaviors and compliance with medical treatment (DiMatteo, Lepper, & Croghan, 2000).…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

The effects of widowhood on physical and mental health, health behaviors, and health outcomes: The Women's Health Initiative.

Wilcox¹,

Evenson²,

Aragaki³

et al. 2003

Health Psychology

224

158

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This study examined whether widowhood was associated with physical and mental health, health behaviors, and health outcomes using a cross-sectional (N ϭ 72,247) and prospective (N ϭ 55,724) design in women aged 50 -79 years participating in the Women's Health Initiative observational study (85.4% White). At baseline, married women reported better physical and mental health and generally better health behaviors than widowed women. Whereas women who remained married over the 3-year period showed stability in mental health, recent widows experienced marked impairments and longer term widows showed stability or slight improvements. Both groups of widows reported more unintentional weight loss over the 3-year period. Changes in physical health and health behaviors were inconsistent, with generally small effect sizes. Findings underscore the resilience of older women and their capacity to reestablish connections, but point to the need for services that strengthen social support among women who have difficulty during this transition.

show abstract

“…However, research has reported that negative life events alone only account for a relatively modest percentage of the variance in depression [1,2]. This indicates that other variables may contribute to the relationship between negative life events and depression.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 98%

A Moderated Mediation Model of Negative Life Events, Dysfunctional Attitudes, the Cognitive Triad and Depressive Symptoms

Ku¹

2017

J Depress Anxiety

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Negative Life Events and Depression in Elderly Persons: A Meta-Analysis

Cited by 296 publications

References 52 publications

The psychic costs of migration: evidence from Irish return migrants

The psychic costs of migration: evidence from Irish return migrants

The effects of widowhood on physical and mental health, health behaviors, and health outcomes: The Women's Health Initiative.

A Moderated Mediation Model of Negative Life Events, Dysfunctional Attitudes, the Cognitive Triad and Depressive Symptoms

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About