Widowhood and depression among Chinese older adults: examining coping styles and perceptions of aging as mediators and moderators

Li, Yunjun; Chan, Wai-Yip; Chen, Honglin; Ran, Mao‐Sheng

doi:10.1080/13607863.2021.1935455

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“…This result is similar to past findings that suggest that negative aging attitudes play a moderator role and further increase negative consequences among older adults ( Choi et al, 2019 ). However, this differs from previous study concluded that positive aging attitudes have no moderating effect ( Li et al, 2021 ). The present study verified the moderating effects of both positive and negative aging attitudes.…”

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“…In other words, older adults who suffer from social isolation may have lower positive aging attitudes and higher negative aging attitudes, thus, further contributing to a strong sense of loneliness. Contrary to previous studies showing that only negative aging attitude acts as the mediator ( Moor et al, 2006 ; Li et al, 2021 ), our study confirmed two mediating pathways of aging attitudes between social isolation and loneliness. This gives us more detailed results that help us figure out how these variables are connected in the Chinese context.…”

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“…Consistent with earlier research ( Li et al, 2021 ), our study points to the mediation role of attitude toward aging in the relationship between social isolation and loneliness. Firstly, social isolation can weaken older adults’ positive attitudes toward aging, which in turn affects their sense of loneliness.…”

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Social isolation and loneliness among Chinese older adults: Examining aging attitudes as mediators and moderators

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Jiang

2022

Front. Psychol.

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Due to labor migration and social changes, the Chinese elderly are facing significant social isolation, along with changes in aging attitudes. However, whether social isolation affects loneliness among the Chinese elderly and whether this relationship is moderated and mediated by aging attitudes is unclear. This empirical study aimed to respond to the above questions in the Chinese context, Based on the data from the 2014 China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey (N = 6,645), the results showed that social isolation is a positive predictor of loneliness; aging attitudes mediate the relationship between social isolation and loneliness. Social isolation affects the loneliness of the elderly partially by weakening positive aging attitudes and strengthening negative aging attitudes; aging attitudes moderate the effect of social isolation on loneliness. For those older adults with higher positive aging attitudes, social isolation has a much smaller effect on loneliness. While for those older adults with higher negative aging attitudes, social isolation has a more substantial effect on their feelings of loneliness. Our results indicate that less social isolation is an effective way to relieve loneliness, and maintaining higher positive aging attitudes and lower negative aging attitudes, is important for the Chinese elderly to prevent loneliness when facing social isolation.

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Social isolation and loneliness among Chinese older adults: Examining aging attitudes as mediators and moderators

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Jiang

2022

Front. Psychol.

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“…28 This study demonstrates how positive and negative coping styles partially mediate the effects of stress and loss of control on mental health. This finding is in line with Li 16 . A higher level of perceived stress may result in higher levels of negative coping style; a lower level of positive coping style led to a lower level of mental health.…”

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“…Individuals who adopt negative coping styles refuse to participate in constructive activities, which results in depression. A recent study showed that coping style mediated the relationship between the stressor of widowhood and depression, and put forward the influence path of positive and negative coping style on depression 16 . However, no study has focused on positive and negative coping styles as a mediating mechanism between perceived stress and mental health.…”

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The mediating effect of coping style on the relationship between perceived stress and mental health in Chinese rural older adults living alone: A cross‐sectional study

Zhang²,

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Geriatrics Gerontology Int

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Aim Older adults living alone is becoming the main family structure in rural China. This study aimed to explore the mediating effect of coping style on the relationship between perceived stress and mental health in rural older adults living alone in China. Methods 356 rural older adults living alone were recruited in Huzhou, China. Subjects were investigated using the Chinese Perceived Stress Scale (CPSS), Chinese Coping Style Questionnaire (CCSQ), and Mental Health Questionnaire (MHQ). Data were analysed using a structural equation. Bootstrapping was used to validate the mediation effects. Results Mental health showed significant correlations with a sense of nervousness, of uncontrollability, and with positive and negative coping styles (P < 0.05). The results of structural equation modeling showed a good fit for the total sample (χ2/df = 2.684, NFI = 0.927, GFI = 0.944, RMSEA = 0.069). Perceived stress (sense of nervousness and uncontrollability) impacted the mental health of rural older adults living alone mainly through two mediating variables, including positive and negative coping styles. The double mediating contribution rates were 42.11%, and 61.82%. Conclusion Coping style partially mediated the relationship between perceived stress and mental health of rural older adults living alone in China. Consequently, to improve the mental health of rural older adults living alone, perceived stress and coping styles should be the focus. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2022; 22: 523–528.

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Mental health service needs and mental health of old adults living alone in urban and rural areas in China: The role of coping styles

Wang

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Geriatric Nursing

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Widowhood and depression among Chinese older adults: examining coping styles and perceptions of aging as mediators and moderators

Cited by 7 publications

References 54 publications

Social isolation and loneliness among Chinese older adults: Examining aging attitudes as mediators and moderators

Social isolation and loneliness among Chinese older adults: Examining aging attitudes as mediators and moderators

The mediating effect of coping style on the relationship between perceived stress and mental health in Chinese rural older adults living alone: A cross‐sectional study

Mental health service needs and mental health of old adults living alone in urban and rural areas in China: The role of coping styles

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