Negative life events and self-harm among the elderly: Result from a survey of 7070 people aged≥60 in China

Hong, Zhuang; Hong-jing, Zhang; Xu, Lingzhong; Zhou, Jian; Kong, Fanlei; Li, Jiajia; Hu, Fangfang; Gao, Zhaorong

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113727

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“…e rapid onset of ageing has led to a dramatic weakening of the family's elderly care function in China at this stage [3], with families themselves finding it difficult to take on the role of caring for the elderly, especially the disabled. At the same time, however, China's entire public elderly care industry is still in its infancy, the market for elderly care is still being explored, resources for nursing homes are scarce and costs are high, and the traditional Chinese concept that elderly people prefer to spend their old age at home and are less willing to go to nursing homes has led to a more obvious home-based nature of the elderly care sector in China.…”

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The Application of “Internet+” in the Ageing Adaptation of Elderly People with Disabilities at Home

Juan¹,

Li²,

Jiasong³

et al. 2021

Journal of Mathematics

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This paper focuses on the role of the Internet in empowering social work to intervene in ageing-in-place services for the disabled elderly in terms of time, space, and resources. Through the practical analysis of home care service providers, the advantages and characteristics of the “Internet” for ageing-in-place services for the disabled elderly are identified, as well as some of the problems that exist in the current intelligent home care service platform. This paper proposes to improve and optimize the “Internet+” by fully enhancing the technical empowerment of the Internet, improving the integration and spanning of space, and giving full play to the role of social work on the Internet. This paper proposes to improve and optimize the “Internet+” elderly home care services for the disabled, so as to solve to a certain extent the practical problems faced by the “Internet+” elderly home care services in the early stage of development. The significance of this paper is that, through the study of the “Internet+” home care services for the elderly with disabilities, the process of the services is sorted out and summarized, and suggestions and measures are put forward for its shortcomings, providing practical methods and feasible paths for future generations, which are of great significance for other social work agencies using Internet tools.

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The Application of “Internet+” in the Ageing Adaptation of Elderly People with Disabilities at Home

Juan¹,

Li²,

Jiasong³

et al. 2021

Journal of Mathematics

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“…Conversely, SES did not have a moderating effect on the relationship between NLEs and loneliness, a novel finding. Previous studies focused mostly on correlations of SES with NLEs or loneliness and less on the moderating effect of SES [58,59]. However, since NLEs are inevitable and SES is tougher to change in a short time, attention to the psychological changes produced by NLEs at different levels of SES is required [34].…”

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Negative Life Events on Depression of Vocational Undergraduates in the Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling Approach Perspective: A Mediated Moderation Model

Zhang,

Ding,

Sun

et al. 2023

Behavioral Sciences

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Background: Following China’s strategy of developing applied and compound social talents, vocational undergraduates are surging rapidly, and it is essential to understand the causes of their depression to effectively prevent and intervene in schools. Objective: We aimed to investigate the relationship between negative life events (NLEs) and depression among vocational undergraduates in China, along with the mediating role of loneliness and the moderating role of socioeconomic status (SES). Methods: A convenience sample survey was conducted at a vocational education university (N = 1487), and analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling. Results: Findings showed that NLEs directly predicted depression (β = 0.399, 95% CI [0.339, 0.452], p < 0.001) among vocational undergraduates. Furthermore, this relationship was partially mediated by loneliness (β = 0.182, 95% CI [0.145, 221], p < 0.001); SES moderated the link between NLEs and depression (β = 0.051, 95% CI [0.004, 092], p < 0.05), but not between NLEs and loneliness (p > 0.05). Conclusions: The current study highlights the impact of NLEs on depression among vocational undergraduates, indicating the importance of addressing NLEs and consequent feelings of loneliness to promote mental health. In addition, the moderating role of SES underscores the necessity of targeted interventions to mitigate the impact of NLEs on depression. The present study contributes to our understanding of the unique characteristics of depression in vocational undergraduates and has practical implications for psychological support services. Moreover, it probably has broader implications for addressing mental health challenges in global education settings for vocational undergraduates.

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“…Respondents could answer “No” (coded = 0) or “Yes” (coded = 1). This measurement has been used in previous study 30 …”

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Negative life events, sleep quality, and depression among older adults in Shandong Province, China: A conditional process analysis based on economic income

Zhu,

Xu,

Sun

et al. 2024

Geriatrics Gerontology Int

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AimNegative life events have been reported as a risk factor for depression. However, the mechanism between negative life events and depression is still unclear. This study aimed to explore the mediating role of sleep quality and the moderating role of economic income in the association between negative life events and depression among older adults aged 60 years and over.MethodsA multi‐stage stratified sampling method was used to select elderly individuals over 60 years old in Shandong, China, making use of the Household Health Interview Survey (2020). In total, 3868 older adults completed the measures of negative life events, sleep quality, depression, and economic income.ResultsNegative life events positively predicted depression among the elderly (proportion of direct effect, 55.12%), and poor sleep quality could mediate this association (proportion of indirect effect, 44.87%). Economic income played a moderating role in the relationship between negative life events, sleep quality, and depression (the first and second half of the mediating effect, the direct effect of negative life events on depression). Both effects were weaker among the elderly with higher economic incomes.ConclusionsNegative life events had positive effects on depression in older adults. Economic income moderated the direct effect of negative life events and the mediating effect (first and second half) of sleep quality on depression. When the elderly experience negative life events, interventions for improving their sleep quality and financial support could effectively prevent depression. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2024; ••: ••–••.

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Negative life events and self-harm among the elderly: Result from a survey of 7070 people aged≥60 in China

Cited by 4 publications

References 46 publications

The Application of “Internet+” in the Ageing Adaptation of Elderly People with Disabilities at Home

The Application of “Internet+” in the Ageing Adaptation of Elderly People with Disabilities at Home

Negative Life Events on Depression of Vocational Undergraduates in the Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling Approach Perspective: A Mediated Moderation Model

Negative life events, sleep quality, and depression among older adults in Shandong Province, China: A conditional process analysis based on economic income

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