Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Jang, Yuri
• Park, Nan Sook
• Kim, Giyeon
• Kwag, Kyung Hwa
• Roh, Soonhee
• Chiriboga, David A.

Titel

The association between self-rated mental health and symptoms of depression in Korean American older adults

Ist Teil von

• Aging & mental health, 2012-05, Vol.16 (4), p.481-485

Ort / Verlag

England: Routledge

Erscheinungsjahr

2012

Quelle

Taylor & Francis Journals Auto-Holdings Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Objective: The study examined the association of self-rated mental health (SRMH) with three measures of depressive symptoms (the short form CES-D, GDS-SF, and PHQ-9) in Korean American older adults. Method: The sample consisted of 420 community-dwelling Korean American older adults (M age  = 71.6, SD = 7.59) in the New York City metropolitan area. Hierarchical regression models of SRMH were estimated with an array of predictors: (a) sociodemographic characteristics, (b) physical health-related variables, and (c) each of the three depressive symptom measures. Results: The three measures of depressive symptoms were interrelated, and each of them made a significant contribution to the multivariate models of SRMH. The amount of variance explained by the short-form CES-D, GDS-SF, and PHQ-9 was 11%, 10%, and 16%, respectively. Conclusion: Findings show a moderately strong linkage between the measures of depressive symptoms and SRMH and invite further research on SRMH in diverse populations.