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The Role of Religiousness/Spirituality and Social Networks in Predicting Depressive Symptoms among Older Korean Americans.

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Lee, Y-S; Park, S-Y; Roh, S; Koenig, HG; Yoo, GJ
Published in: J Cross Cult Gerontol
June 2017

This study (1) examined the effects of religiousness/spirituality and social networks as predictors of depressive symptoms in older Korean Americans and (2) compared the best predictors of depressive symptoms. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 200 older Korean Americans residing in the New York City area in 2009. Best-subsets regression analyses were used to evaluate the best predictors of depressive symptoms. Nearly 30% of older Korean participants reported mild or severe depressive symptoms. The best model fit for depressive symptoms involved four predictors: physical health status, religious/spiritual coping skills, social networks, and annual household income. Social networks and religious/spiritual coping skills contributed significantly to the variance of depressive symptoms. Adding additional variables to the model did not enhance predictive and descriptive power. Religiousness/spirituality and social networks are important for coping with life stress and may be useful in developing effective health care strategies in the management of depression among older Korean Americans. Health education and intervention could be framed in ways that strengthen such coping resources for this population. Future research is needed to best guide prevention and intervention strategies.

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J Cross Cult Gerontol

DOI

EISSN

1573-0719

Publication Date

June 2017

Volume

32

Issue

2

Start / End Page

239 / 254

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Spirituality
  • Social Support
  • Republic of Korea
  • Qualitative Research
  • New York City
  • Male
  • Interviews as Topic
  • Humans
  • Gerontology
  • Forecasting
 

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Lee, Y.-S., Park, S.-Y., Roh, S., Koenig, H. G., & Yoo, G. J. (2017). The Role of Religiousness/Spirituality and Social Networks in Predicting Depressive Symptoms among Older Korean Americans. J Cross Cult Gerontol, 32(2), 239–254. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10823-017-9317-5
Lee, Yeon-Shim, So-Young Park, Soonhee Roh, Harold G. Koenig, and Grace J. Yoo. “The Role of Religiousness/Spirituality and Social Networks in Predicting Depressive Symptoms among Older Korean Americans.J Cross Cult Gerontol 32, no. 2 (June 2017): 239–54. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10823-017-9317-5.
Lee Y-S, Park S-Y, Roh S, Koenig HG, Yoo GJ. The Role of Religiousness/Spirituality and Social Networks in Predicting Depressive Symptoms among Older Korean Americans. J Cross Cult Gerontol. 2017 Jun;32(2):239–54.
Lee, Yeon-Shim, et al. “The Role of Religiousness/Spirituality and Social Networks in Predicting Depressive Symptoms among Older Korean Americans.J Cross Cult Gerontol, vol. 32, no. 2, June 2017, pp. 239–54. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s10823-017-9317-5.
Lee Y-S, Park S-Y, Roh S, Koenig HG, Yoo GJ. The Role of Religiousness/Spirituality and Social Networks in Predicting Depressive Symptoms among Older Korean Americans. J Cross Cult Gerontol. 2017 Jun;32(2):239–254.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Cross Cult Gerontol

DOI

EISSN

1573-0719

Publication Date

June 2017

Volume

32

Issue

2

Start / End Page

239 / 254

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Spirituality
  • Social Support
  • Republic of Korea
  • Qualitative Research
  • New York City
  • Male
  • Interviews as Topic
  • Humans
  • Gerontology
  • Forecasting