Social Engagement and Health

Zhang, Wei; Feng, Qiushi; Liu, Lin; Zhen, Zhihong

doi:10.1177/0091415015603173

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“…In the context of care-giving, the gendered division of labor has continued to persist: In Korea, despite the public provision of long term care services, the traditional gender role division of caregiving responsibilities persists, with most women being care-givers for their aging parents or grandchildren in families (Korean Women's Development Institute, 2012;Choi, 2014;Kim, 2016). Such a pattern was found in China (Zhang et al, 2015(Zhang et al, 2017.…”

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confidence: 52%

Life Course Pathway to Later-Year Depressive Symptoms: Multiple Mediation of Socio-Economic Status and Coping Resources by Gender

2020

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Drawing on a life course and stress process perspective, this study examined the pathway from childhood SES to later year depressive symptoms, focusing on multiple life course SES and coping resources in old age. Data came from the 2006 and 2015 waves of the Korea Welfare Panel Study (KOWEPS). We selected respondents aged 51–55 in 2006 who were followed up when they were between 60 to 64 years of age in 2015. We merged the middle aged data in 2006 with the 2015 data when the respondents were 60–64 years of age ( N = 687). Phantom modeling was used to examine a multiple mediation pathway and multi-group analyses were conducted to examine the gender differences in the pathway. For older men, satisfaction with social/leisure activities was a significant coping resource, while, for older women, satisfaction with family relations was important.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 52%

Life Course Pathway to Later-Year Depressive Symptoms: Multiple Mediation of Socio-Economic Status and Coping Resources by Gender

2020

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“…Elderly Chinese in China greatly value reciprocal relationship with adult children. They tend to offer substantial economic, housework, and caring support to their children and grandchildren ( Zhang, Feng, Liu, & Zhen, 2015 ). In return, they expect to live with and/or receive care from adult children when needed.…”

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confidence: 99%

Defining Successful Aging: Perceptions From Elderly Chinese in Hawai‘i

Zhang

Liu

2018

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

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Background: This study aims to examine the lay perceptions of successful aging among elderly Chinese in Hawai‘i, the state has the highest life expectancy in the United States. Method: Principal components factor analysis and logistic regression models were used to analyze survey data collected among 136 respondents who were asked to evaluate the importance of 12 successful aging items developed in Asian societies involving the Chinese population. Results: Results from factor analysis reveal three distinct factors out of the 12 items of successful aging—(a) psychosocial and economic well-being, (b) physical well-being, and (c) social support from adult children. The former two factors were perceived as important dimensions of successful aging by most survey participants, and approximately 35%-41% respondents viewed items composing Factor 3 as important. Discussion: Results suggest that elderly Chinese in Hawai‘i have unique perceptions of successful aging that go beyond the Rowe and Kahn’s biomedical model to include more psychosocial components. In addition, their perceptions are similar to but slightly different from perceptions of elderly Chinese in China and Singapore in levels of familism. Our findings indicate cultural variation of successful aging.

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“…Gender differences, in particular, exist in associations of social connection and the facets of well-being (Schwartz, Keyl, Marcum, & Bode, 2009). Zhang, Feng, Liu, and Zhen (2015) found that the beneficial effects of participation in social activities were particularly salient for the self-rated mental well-being of elderly women than men. However, social participation in Zhang et al's study was not contextualized to community life.…”

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Number of Dependents, Community Support, and Mental Health in Later Life: Does Gender Make a Difference?

Nwoke

Chukwuorji

Ebere³

2016

Int J Aging Hum Dev

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This study examined associations of number of dependents and community support with mental health and whether the nature of these associations differs for males and females. Data were obtained from 209 elderly Nigerians using self-report measures. Hierarchical multiple regression (stepwise method) and Hayes regression-based PROCESS approach for tests of moderation were employed in analyzing the data. Results of a hierarchical multiple regression showed that number of dependents predicted mental health for the total sample and for men, but not for women. For the subgroups of men and women, there were significant predictions of mental health by community integration, community participation, and use of community organization, even after controlling for the roles of sociodemographic variables. The hypothesis on the moderation effect of community support on the associations of number of dependents and mental health was also supported. Findings highlighted the importance of addressing gender differences in the role of social capital in mental health.

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Social Engagement and Health

Cited by 52 publications

References 48 publications

Life Course Pathway to Later-Year Depressive Symptoms: Multiple Mediation of Socio-Economic Status and Coping Resources by Gender

Life Course Pathway to Later-Year Depressive Symptoms: Multiple Mediation of Socio-Economic Status and Coping Resources by Gender

Defining Successful Aging: Perceptions From Elderly Chinese in Hawai‘i

Number of Dependents, Community Support, and Mental Health in Later Life: Does Gender Make a Difference?

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