316
Views
24
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Everyday competence and depressive symptoms: Social support and sense of control as mediators or moderators?

Pages 177-183 | Received 01 Jan 2003, Accepted 02 May 2004, Published online: 19 Oct 2010

References

  • Aiken LS West SG 1991 Multiple regression: Testing and interpreting interactions Newbury Park CA Sage
  • Allaire , JC and Marsiske , M . 2002 . Well- and ill-defined measures of everyday cognition: Relationship to older adults’ intellectual ability and functional status . Psychology and Aging , 17 : 101 – 115 .
  • Allaire , JC and Marsiske , M . 1999 . Everyday cognition: Age and intellectual ability correlates . Psychology and Aging , 14 : 627 – 680 .
  • Baron , RM and Kenny , DA . 1986 . The moderator-mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations . Journal of Personality and Social Psychology , 51 : 1173 – 1182 .
  • Blazer D 2002a Depression in later life New York Springer
  • Blazer , D . 2002b . Self-efficacy and depression in later life: A primary prevention proposal . Aging and Mental Health , 6 : 315 – 324 .
  • Census and Statistics Department 1992 Hong Kong 1991 Population Census Hong Kong Hong Kong Government Printer
  • Census and Statistics Department 1997 Hong Kong Population Projections 1997–2016 Census Planning Section, Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong Hong Kong Government Printer
  • Census and Statistics Department 2002 Hong Kong Population Projections 2001–31 Hong Kong Hong Kong Government Printer
  • Chi , I . 1995 . Mental health of the old-old in Hong Kong . Clinical Gerontologist , 15 : 31 – 44 .
  • Chi , I and Boey , KW . 1993 . Hong Kong validation of measuring instruments of mental health status of the Chinese elderly in Hong Kong . Clinical Gerontologist , 13 : 35 – 51 .
  • Chi I Yip PSF Yu GKK 1997 Elderly suicides in Hong Kong, Befrienders International Hong Kong
  • Chou , KL . 2003 . Correlates of everyday competence in Chinese older adults . Aging and Mental Health , 7 : 308 – 315 .
  • Chou , KL . 2001 . Direct Assessment of Functional Abilities (DAFA): A validation study with Hong Kong Chinese elders . Clinical Gerontologist , 23 : 55 – 64 .
  • Chou , KL and Chi , I . 1999 . Determinants of life satisfaction among Chinese older adults: A longitudinal study . Aging and Mental Health , 3 : 327 – 334 .
  • Chou , KL and Chi , I . 2001a . Stressful life events and depressive symptoms: Social support and sense of control as mediators or moderators? . International Journal of Aging and Human Development , 52 : 155 – 171 .
  • Chou , KL and Chi , I . 2001b . Financial strain and depressive symptoms in Hong Kong elderly Chinese: The moderating or mediating effect of sense of control . Aging and Mental Health , 5 : 23 – 30 .
  • Chou , KL and Chi , I . 2002 . Financial strain and life satisfaction in Hong Kong elderly Chinese: Moderating effect of life management strategies including selection, optimization, and compensation . Aging and Mental Health , 6 : 172 – 177 .
  • Diehl , M . 1998 . Everyday competence in later life: Current status and future directions . The Gerontologist , 38 : 422 – 433 .
  • Evans , JD , Heaton , RK , Paulsen , JS , Palmer , BW , Patterson , T and Jeste , DV . 2003 . The relationship of neuropsychological abilities to specific domains of functional capacity in older schizophrenia patients . Biological Psychiatry , 53 : 422 – 430 .
  • Gallo , JJ , Rebok , GW , Tennstedt , S , Wadley , VG and Horgas , A . 2003 . The Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly (ACTIVE) Study investigators . Aging & Mental Health , 7 : 469 – 480 .
  • Geerlings , SW , Beekman , ATF , Deeg , DJH and Van Tilburg , W . 2000 . Physical health and the onset and persistence of depression in older adults: An eight-wave prospective community-based study . Psychological Medicine , 30 : 369 – 380 .
  • Hair JF Anderson RE Tatham RL Black WC 1995 Multivariate data analysis (Fourth Edition). New Jersey Prentice-Hall International
  • Karagiozis , H , Gray , S , Sacco , J , Shapiro , M and Kawas , C . 1998 . The Direct Assessment of Functional Abilities (DAFA): A comparison to an indirect measure of instrumental activities of daily living . Gerontologist , 38 : 113 – 121 .
  • Klapow , JC , Evans , J , Patterson , TL , Heaton , RK , Koch , WL and Jeste , DV . 1997 . Direct assessment of functional status in older patients with schizophrenia . American Journal of Psychiatry , 154 : 1022 – 1024 .
  • Lawton MP 1986 Contextual perspectives: Psychosocial influences L. W. Poon (Ed.) Handbook for clinical memory assessment of older adults pp. 32–42 Washington DC American Psychological Association
  • Lenze , EJ , Mulsant , BH , Shear , MK , Shulberg , HC , Dew , MA and Begley , AE . 2000 . Comorbid anxiety disorders in depressed elderly patients . American Journal of Psychiatry , 157 : 722 – 728 .
  • Liu WT Lee RPL Yu ESH Lee JJ Sun SG 1993 Health status, cognitive functioning and dementia among elderly community population in Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong Baptist College
  • Lubben , JE . 1988 . Assessing social networks among elderly population . Journal of Family and Community Health , 11 : 42 – 52 .
  • McAvay , GJ , Seeman , TE and Rodin , J . 1996 . A longitudinal study of change in domain-specific self-efficacy among older adults . Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences , 51B : P243 – P253 .
  • Metha , KM , Yaffe , K and Covinsky , KE . 2002 . Cognitive impairment, depressive symptoms, and functional decline in older people . Journal of American Geriatric Society , 50 : 1045 – 1050 .
  • Ormel , J , Oldehinkel , AJ and Brilman , EI . 2001 . The interplay and etiology continuity of neutroticism, difficulties, and life events in the etiology of major and subsyndromal first and recurrent depressive episodes in later life . American Journal of Psychiatry , 158 : 885 – 891 .
  • Patterson TL Klapow JC Eastham JH Heaton RK Evans JD Koch WL et al. 1998 Correlates of functional status in older patients with schizophrenia Psychiatric Research 80 41 52
  • Prince , MJ , Harwood , RH , Thomas , A and Mann , AH . 1998 . A prospective population-based cohort study of the effects of disablement and social milieu on the onset and maintenance of late-life depression. The Gospel Oak Project VII . Psychological Medicine , 28 : 337 – 350 .
  • Putnam R 2000 Bowling alone New York Simon & Schuster
  • Radloff , LS . 1977 . The CES-D Scale: A self-report depression scale for research in the general population . Journal of Applied Psychological Measurement , 1 : 385 – 401 .
  • Ryff C 1999 Psychology and aging W. Hazzard, J. Blass, W. Ettinger, J. Halter & J. Ouslander (Eds) Principles of geriatric medicine and gerontology Fourth Edition pp. 159–169 New York McGraw-Hill
  • Sarkisian , CA , Liu , H , Gutierrez , PR , Seeley , DG , Cummings , SR and Mangione , CM . 2000 . Modifiable risk factors predict functional decline among older women: A prospectively validated clinical prediction tool. The Study of Osteoporotic Fracture Research Group . Journal of American Geriatric Society , 48 : 170 – 178 .
  • Willis SL 1991 Cognition and everyday competence In K. W. Schaie (Ed.) Annual review of gerontology and geriatrics 11 pp. 80–109 New York Springer
  • Willis , SL . 1996 . Everyday cognitive competence in elderly persons: Conceptual issues and empirical findings . The Gerontologist , 36 : 595 – 601 .
  • Woo J Ho SC Lau J Yuen YK Chiu H Lee HC et al. 1994 The prevalence of depressive symptoms and predisposing factors in an elderly Chinese population Acta Psychiatry Scandinavia 89 8 13

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.