Intergenerational Relationships and Depressive Symptoms among Older Adults: The Moderating Role of Unmet Home- and Community-based Care Needs

IF 2.5 3区社会学 Q1 SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY

Applied Research in Quality of Life Pub Date : 2025-08-21 DOI:10.1007/s11482-025-10493-3

Yuanyuan Fu, Xiachun Ke, Yuyan Li

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This study explores the association between intergenerational relationships and depressive symptoms among older adults, with a particular focus on the moderating effect of unmet home- and community-based care (HCBC) needs. We first applied latent class analysis to categorize the unmet HCBC needs of older adults into three distinct patterns. We used these patterns as moderators to examine the effects of intergenerational relationships on depressive symptoms, focusing on the dimensions of solidarity, conflict, and ambivalence. Our results indicate that intergenerational solidarity significantly lowers depressive symptoms, whereas intergenerational conflict and intergenerational ambivalence intensify these symptoms. The influence of these intergenerational dynamics on depressive symptoms was moderated by the identified patterns of unmet HCBC needs. These results not only increase the understanding of the complex interplay between intergenerational relationships and psychological well-being but also highlight the need for effective policy and interventions that address both intergenerational dynamics and HCBC needs to improve the psychological well-being of older adults.

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代际关系与老年人抑郁症状：未满足的家庭和社区护理需求的调节作用

本研究探讨了代际关系与老年人抑郁症状之间的关系，特别关注未满足的家庭和社区护理（HCBC）需求的调节作用。我们首先应用潜类分析将老年人未满足的红细胞需求分为三种不同的模式。我们使用这些模式作为调节因子来检验代际关系对抑郁症状的影响，重点关注团结、冲突和矛盾心理的维度。我们的研究结果表明，代际团结显著降低抑郁症状，而代际冲突和代际矛盾加剧这些症状。这些代际动态对抑郁症状的影响被确定的未满足的红细胞需求模式所缓和。这些结果不仅增加了对代际关系和心理健康之间复杂相互作用的理解，而且还强调了解决代际动态和hcc需求的有效政策和干预措施的必要性，以改善老年人的心理健康。

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Applied Research in Quality of Life SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY-

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6.40

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期刊介绍： The aim of this journal is to publish conceptual, methodological and empirical papers dealing with quality-of-life studies in the applied areas of the natural and social sciences. As the official journal of the ISQOLS, it is designed to attract papers that have direct implications for, or impact on practical applications of research on the quality-of-life. We welcome papers crafted from interdisciplinary, inter-professional and international perspectives. This research should guide decision making in a variety of professions, industries, nonprofit, and government sectors, including healthcare, travel and tourism, marketing, corporate management, community planning, social work, public administration, and human resource management. The goal is to help decision makers apply performance measures and outcome assessment techniques based on concepts such as well-being, human satisfaction, human development, happiness, wellness and quality-of-life. The Editorial Review Board is divided into specific sections indicating the broad scope of practice covered by the journal. The section editors are distinguished scholars from many countries across the globe.