Does psychological resilience mediate the impact of social support on geriatric depression? An exploratory study among Chinese older adults in Singapore

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue , 2015, Pages 22-27

  Li, Jinhui ^a   Theng, Yin Leng ^a   Foo, Schubert ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Geriatric depression; Mediation effect; Psychological resilience; Social support

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; COPING BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; SEX RATIO; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; CHINA; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGED; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84929957339     PISSN: 18762018     EISSN: 18762026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2015.01.011     Document Type: Article

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