The effect of self-worth on depression in the elderly: the chain mediating effect of aging attitude and anxiety
10.3760/cma.j.cn371468-20230512-00234
- VernacularTitle:老年人自我价值感对抑郁的影响：老化态度与焦虑的链式中介作用
- Author:
Xingguang WANG
1
;
Shining CHANG
;
Yiran GE
;
Yuhan PENG
;
Ziyan WANG
;
Yishan DENG
;
Jiuying LIU
;
Youdong LI
Author Information
1. 石家庄市急救中心急救医学部，石家庄 050021
- Keywords:
Elderly;
Self-worth;
Aging attitude;
Anxiety;
Depression
- From:
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science
2024;33(1):64-68
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the mediating role of aging attitude and anxiety in the relationship between self-worth and depression among the elderly.Methods:From July to August 2022, a total of 536 elderly people in Shijiazhuang University for the Elderly were surveyed by the elderly self-worth scale, generalized anxiety disorder-7(GAD-7), attitudes to aging questionnaire(AAQ) and patient health questionnaire(PHQ-9). SPSS 26.0 software was used for descriptive statistics and correlation analysis.AMOS 24.0 was used to construct an intermediation model, and Bootstrap method was used for mediating effect testing.Results:(1)The score of self-worth was 101.00 (92.00, 112.00), the score of aging attitude was 92.00 (83.00, 101.75), the score of anxiety was 2.00(0, 6.00), and the score of depression was 2.00 (0, 5.00). (2)Self-worth was positively correlated with aging attitude ( r=0.67, P<0.01), while negatively correlated with anxiety ( r=-0.45, P<0.01) and depression ( r=-0.48, P<0.01). The aging attitude was negatively correlated with anxiety ( r=-0.41, P<0.01) and depression ( r=-0.41, P<0.01). Anxiety was positively correlated with depression ( r=0.71, P<0.01). (3)The indirect effect of aging attitude between self-worth and depression in the elderly was -0.016, accounting for 19.75% (-0.016/-0.081)of the total indirect effect.The indirect effect of anxiety between self-worth and depression in the elderly was -0.045, accounting for 55.56%(-0.045/-0.081) of the total indirect effect.The chain mediating effect of aging attitude and anxiety between self-worth and depression in the elderly was -0.020, accounting for 24.69%(-0.020/-0.081) of the total indirect effect. Conclusion:Aging attitude and anxiety play a chain mediating role between self-worth and depression in the elderly.
