Ethnic and Gender Variations in the Associations Between Family Cohesion, Family Conflict, and Depression in Older Asian and Latino Adults

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• Personal Author:
  Grembowski D ; Park M ; Unützer J
• Description:
  To examine the associations between family conflict, family cohesion and late-life depression in Latino and Asian populations and test if these associations vary by race/ethnicity and gender. We used a subsample of older adults from the National Latino Asian American Study (N = 395). All analyses were weighted and adjusted for individual and clinical characteristics. Greater family cohesion was associated with decrease in risk for depression in Latino and Asian older adult populations (OR: 0.68, 95 % CI: 0.54, 0.84). These associations varied by gender, with men being more sensitive to family cohesion and family conflict than women. Asian older adults were more sensitive to family conflict, whereas Latino older adults were more sensitive to family cohesion. The quality of family relationships is strongly associated with late-life depression. Further research is needed to better understand the complex interplay between social support, ethnicity, and gender in latelife depression outcomes. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Family Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Race Factors Safety Sex Characteristics
• Keywords:
  Age Groups Asian And Latino Family Author Keywords: Family Context Families Family Cohesion Family Conflict Gender Factors Late-life Depression Mental Health Racial Factors Sociological Factors

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• ISSN:
  1557-1912
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  16
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057071
• Citation:
  J Immigr Minor Health 2014 Dec; 16(6):1103-1110
• Contact Point Address:
  Mijung Park, Department of Health and Community Systems, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, 415 Victoria Building, 3500 Victoria Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
• Email:
  parkm@pitt.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:fd551e9bf73d429879b731acee3c33952e41bd569b2fc0f9f677b4094cc8a970a166275abe16df5bb27157f2c3992486e997a67affa5979649559a2fa82cda7a
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214534/cdc_214534_DS1.pdf
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