Minyoung Kwak1, Berit Ingersoll-Dayton, Sarah Burgard. 1. Correspondence should be addressed to Minyoung Kwak, Ewha Institute of Social Science, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-750, Korea. E-mail: mykwak@ewha.ac.kr.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This study examines the extent to which self-perceptions of aging and perceived loss of control explain the relationship between the receipt of care and depressive symptoms among older adults. METHODS: The sample consists of individuals aged 51 and older from the 2006, 2008, and 2010 waves of the Health and Retirement Study (n = 5,938). Structural equation modeling was used to test an analytic model that focused on the mediating effects of self-perceptions of aging and perceived loss of control. The respondents' demographic and health characteristics and depressive symptoms at baseline were included as control variables. RESULTS: The results indicated that self-perceptions of aging mediated the relationship between receipt of care and depressive symptoms. That is, older adults who received a greater amount of care perceive their aging more negatively, which, in turn, increased depressive symptoms 2 years later. However, perceived loss of control did not significantly mediate the relationship between the receipt of care and depressive symptoms. DISCUSSION: These findings suggest that the receipt of care may make frail older adults more vulnerable to negative self-perceptions of aging.
OBJECTIVES: This study examines the extent to which self-perceptions of aging and perceived loss of control explain the relationship between the receipt of care and depressive symptoms among older adults. METHODS: The sample consists of individuals aged 51 and older from the 2006, 2008, and 2010 waves of the Health and Retirement Study (n = 5,938). Structural equation modeling was used to test an analytic model that focused on the mediating effects of self-perceptions of aging and perceived loss of control. The respondents' demographic and health characteristics and depressive symptoms at baseline were included as control variables. RESULTS: The results indicated that self-perceptions of aging mediated the relationship between receipt of care and depressive symptoms. That is, older adults who received a greater amount of care perceive their aging more negatively, which, in turn, increased depressive symptoms 2 years later. However, perceived loss of control did not significantly mediate the relationship between the receipt of care and depressive symptoms. DISCUSSION: These findings suggest that the receipt of care may make frail older adults more vulnerable to negative self-perceptions of aging.
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Keywords:
Care recipient; Depressive symptoms; Loss of control; Self-perceptions of aging
Authors: Anne K Schwabenbauer; Cynthia M Knight; Nicole Downing; Michelle Morreale-Karl; Michelle E Mlinac Journal: Fam Syst Health Date: 2021-06 Impact factor: 1.569