The effects of an acute stressor on depressive symptoms among older adults - The moderating effects of social support and age

    Authors

    K. A. Tyler;D. R. Hoyt

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Res. Aging

    Keywords

    PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS; NATURAL DISASTER; ANXIETY; IMPACT; Gerontology

    Abstract

    This study uses longitudinal data to examine the potential moderating effects:of social support and age among older adults exposed to an acute stressor. Using a sample of 651 older persons, data were gathered in the spring of 1992 and in the fall of 1993, approximately 60 days after the peak impact: of flooding in the Midwest. Results indicate a positive association between pre- and postflood depression and a negative association between social support and postflood depression. For the youngest of the two older age groups, there is also a positive association between flood exposure and postflood depression, controlling for prior levels of depression. Age interactions reveal that social support moderates the effects of flood exposure on depression only for the younger age group.

    Journal Title

    Research on Aging

    Volume

    22

    Issue/Number

    2

    Publication Date

    1-1-2000

    Document Type

    Article; Proceedings Paper

    Language

    English

    First Page

    143

    Last Page

    164

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000085479300003

    ISSN

    0164-0275

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