TY - JOUR
T1 - The association between self-rated mental health and symptoms of depression in Korean American older adults
AU - Jang, Yuri
AU - Park, Nan Sook
AU - Kim, Giyeon
AU - Kwag, Kyung Hwa
AU - Roh, Soonhee
AU - Chiriboga, David A.
PY - 2012/5/1
Y1 - 2012/5/1
N2 - Objective: The study examined the association of self-rated mental health (SRMH) with three measures of depressive symptoms (the short form CES-D, GDS-SF, and PHQ-9) in Korean American older adults. Method: The sample consisted of 420 community-dwelling Korean American older adults (M age=71.6, SD=7.59) in the New York City metropolitan area. Hierarchical regression models of SRMH were estimated with an array of predictors: (a) sociodemographic characteristics, (b) physical health-related variables, and (c) each of the three depressive symptom measures. Results: The three measures of depressive symptoms were interrelated, and each of them made a significant contribution to the multivariate models of SRMH. The amount of variance explained by the short-form CES-D, GDS-SF, and PHQ-9 was 11%, 10%, and 16%, respectively. Conclusion: Findings show a moderately strong linkage between the measures of depressive symptoms and SRMH and invite further research on SRMH in diverse populations.
AB - Objective: The study examined the association of self-rated mental health (SRMH) with three measures of depressive symptoms (the short form CES-D, GDS-SF, and PHQ-9) in Korean American older adults. Method: The sample consisted of 420 community-dwelling Korean American older adults (M age=71.6, SD=7.59) in the New York City metropolitan area. Hierarchical regression models of SRMH were estimated with an array of predictors: (a) sociodemographic characteristics, (b) physical health-related variables, and (c) each of the three depressive symptom measures. Results: The three measures of depressive symptoms were interrelated, and each of them made a significant contribution to the multivariate models of SRMH. The amount of variance explained by the short-form CES-D, GDS-SF, and PHQ-9 was 11%, 10%, and 16%, respectively. Conclusion: Findings show a moderately strong linkage between the measures of depressive symptoms and SRMH and invite further research on SRMH in diverse populations.
KW - depressive symptoms
KW - Korean American older adults
KW - self-rated mental health
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84859705568&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/13607863.2011.628981
DO - 10.1080/13607863.2011.628981
M3 - Article
C2 - 22126263
AN - SCOPUS:84859705568
SN - 1360-7863
VL - 16
SP - 481
EP - 485
JO - Aging and Mental Health
JF - Aging and Mental Health
IS - 4
ER -
