1. Loneliness, Stress, and Depressive Symptoms Among the Chinese Rural Empty Nest Elderly: A Moderated Mediation Analysis
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RN Min-min Qin Bs, RN Wen-ting Du Mm, RN Yong-chuang Liu Mm, RN Li-jie Huang Mm, RN Jing-jing Zhang Bs, Kun Liu Mm, and Lpn Li-na Guo PhD
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Male ,Rural Population ,inorganic chemicals ,China ,Mediation (statistics) ,Sense of Coherence ,Protective factor ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Moderated mediation ,Asian People ,Stress (linguistics) ,otorhinolaryngologic diseases ,medicine ,Humans ,Depressive symptoms ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,030504 nursing ,Depression ,Loneliness ,Middle Aged ,Moderation ,030227 psychiatry ,Health promotion ,Female ,sense organs ,Pshychiatric Mental Health ,medicine.symptom ,0305 other medical science ,Psychology ,Stress, Psychological ,Clinical psychology - Abstract
This study aimed to explore the relationship of loneliness, perceived stress, and depressive symptoms among the Chinese rural empty nest elderly. The role of sense of coherence (SOC) as a moderating variable was investigated in a representative sample of older adults in Henan, China, from November 2016 to February 2017. Results indicated that perceived stress mediated the relationship between loneliness and depressive symptoms, and SOC acted as a moderator on this mediating model. The mediation effect of perceived stress was significant only when SOC was lower. The results emphasized the importance of perceived stress in older adults. SOC was a protective factor with regard to depressive symptoms, and improving SOC should be a focus of health promotion with the elderly.
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- 2019
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