Gender Differences in Depressive Symptoms of Aging Chinese in Urban Jiangsu in China

作者: Daniel W. L. Lai , Aimei Guo

DOI: 10.1080/07317115.2011.555326

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摘要: Gender differences in depressive symptoms among older Chinese were examined based upon data collected from a survey with 497 randomly selected aging of 60 years or Jiangsu, China. A version the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale was used. Depressive correlated lower levels education, financial inadequacy, satisfaction toward housing, higher worry, and poorer physical health. When controlled for other confounding factors, effect gender not significant. most likely attributed to women's less favorable status education level, living arrangement, housing condition, social support.

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