The roles of self and society in the relationship between physical health, self-perception of aging, and depressive symptoms in later life
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu13068518092021-08-03T06:02:58Z The roles of self and society in the relationship between physical health, self-perception of aging, and depressive symptoms in later life Han, Jina Gerontology Social Psychology Social Work self-perception of aging age stereotypes depressive symptoms physical health perceived emotional support older people Possibilities for increased morbidity in physical health in later life have been continuously discussed as important factors that can affect psychological well-being of older people. In addition, perceived emotional support has been widely examined as a protective source against depressive symptoms in later life. However, potential roles of self-perception of aging (one’s own age stereotypes) that might be related to physical health, perceived emotional support, and depressive symptoms have been rarely studied. Furthermore, although there has been considerable interest in examining influence of self-perception of aging on physical and cognitive functioning of older individuals, the influence of self-perception of aging on mental health has not been widely studied.Since cognition can influence behavior and emotion, self-perception of aging can be an important cognitive predisposition of depressive symptoms of older individuals. Stereotype embodiment theory and the buffer theory of social support have suggested that age stereotypes and perceived emotional support can affect the construction of self-perception of aging in later life. However, little research has explored in an integrated manner about how self-perception of aging is related to both a discouraging societal impact on the self as constructing age schema and a protective role of the self through perceived emotional support in the aging process. In order to address the gaps in the literature, the current study aimed to achieve three goals: (1) to examine the mediating effect of self-perception of aging between physical health and depressive symptoms; (2) to test the moderating effect of age schema on the relationship between physical health and self-perception of aging; and (3) to estimate the moderating effect of perceived emotional support on the relationship between physical health and self-perception of aging. Physical health status was hypothesized to have an impact on depressive symptoms and to be mediated through self-perception of aging. Older individuals having age schema were expected to have more negative self-perception of aging than those without age schema under similar physical health conditions. Also, perceived emotional support was expected to moderate the relationship between physical health status and self-perception of aging. The study used a sample of 1240 community-dwelling older individuals aged 50 and over who participated in the leave-behind surveys from the 2004 and 2008 surveys of the Health and Retirement Study. Data were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling. The results provided strong evidence for the mediating effect of self-perception of aging in the relationship between physical health and depressive symptoms. To a lesser extent, the moderating effect of age schema was supported; older individuals who had age schema were more likely to report negative self-perception of aging four years later than older individuals without age schema under the same physical health conditions. Although there was a significant main effect of perceived emotional support on self-perception of aging, no evidence was found for the interaction effect of perceived emotional support with physical health in predicting self-perception of aging. Study limitations and implications for future research and practice were discussed. 2011-07-27 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1306851809 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1306851809 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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Gerontology Social Psychology Social Work self-perception of aging age stereotypes depressive symptoms physical health perceived emotional support older people Han, Jina The roles of self and society in the relationship between physical health, self-perception of aging, and depressive symptoms in later life |
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The roles of self and society in the relationship between physical health, self-perception of aging, and depressive symptoms in later life |
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The roles of self and society in the relationship between physical health, self-perception of aging, and depressive symptoms in later life |
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The roles of self and society in the relationship between physical health, self-perception of aging, and depressive symptoms in later life |
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