Effect of Receiving Financial Support from Adult Children on Depression among Older Persons and the Mediating Role of Social Participation.

Publisher: MDPI Country of Publication: Switzerland NLM ID: 101238455 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1660-4601 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 16604601 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Int J Environ Res Public Health Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: Basel : MDPI, c2004-

Adult Children* ; Social Participation*/psychology; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Humans ; China/epidemiology ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Depression/diagnosis ; Financial Support ; Longitudinal Studies ; Social Support

Older persons are vulnerable to depression SFduring the ageing process. Financial resources and social participation are expected to have an impact on depressive symptoms. This study investigated the relationship between financial support from children and depression among Chinese older persons, as well as the mediating effect of social participation in this relationship. Data from 7163 participants aged 60 and above were extracted from wave 2015 and 2018 of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey (CHARLS). A multivariate regression analysis was performed on both cross-sectional data and two-wave longitudinal data to test our hypotheses. The results revealed that financial support from children was negatively associated with depressive symptoms in both the short-term and the long-term. In addition, this relationship was partially mediated by social participation in the short-term association and fully mediated by social participation in the long-term, where financial support was positively related to social participation, and social participation was negatively associated with depressive symptoms. This study offers an in-depth insight into the relationship between financial support from children and depression among Chinese older persons. Policies and initiatives to stimulate social participation should be promoted to improve older persons' mental health.

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Keywords: depression; financial support; mediator; older persons; social participation

Date Created: 20221014 Date Completed: 20221213 Latest Revision: 20230113

20230114

PMC9566105

10.3390/ijerph191912974

36232272