文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：Socioeconomic Status and Depressive Symptoms Among Older Adults in Shanghai, China: The Mediating Roles of Activities of Daily Living and Loneliness

作者：Li, Xin[1];Guo, Cheng[1]

机构：[1]East China Univ Sci & Technol, Sch Social & Publ Adm, 130 Meilong Rd, Shanghai 200237, Peoples R China

年份：2025

外文期刊名：JOURNAL OF APPLIED GERONTOLOGY

收录：;WOS:【SSCI(收录号:WOS:001638498200001)】；

基金：The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by Shanghai Municipal Philosophy and Social Science Planning Project (Grant No. 2024ESH011). The funder had no role in the study design, analysis, interpretation of data, writing the paper or the decision to submit for publication.

语种：英文

外文关键词：socioeconomic status; activities of daily living; loneliness; depressive symptoms; Chinese older adults

摘要：Objectives To investigate the impact of socioeconomic status (SES) on depressive symptoms in Chinese older adults, focusing on the mediating roles of activities of daily living (ADL) and loneliness.Methods 645 participants aged 60 years old and above from Shanghai, China, were included in the analysis. SES was measured by assessing participant's annual income, educational attainment and occupation, ADL Scale, UCLA Loneliness Scale, and Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale were used to measure physical limitations, loneliness, and depressive symptoms, respectively.Results We found that the direct effect of SES on depressive symptoms was not significant. However, both ADL and loneliness had respective and serial mediating effects in this relationship. The findings suggest that ADL and loneliness play important roles in shaping the mental health of Chinese older adults.Conclusions The study highlights the need to conduct interventions targeting maintaining ADL capabilities and reducing loneliness for older adults with lower SES.