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KMID : 0379220190390020347
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Journal of Korea Gerontological Society
2019 Volume.39 No. 2 p.347 ~ p.362
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The Association between Social Support and the Change in Depressive Symptoms among Baby Boomer
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Song Si-Young
Jue Mihn-Sook
Joo Susanna
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Abstract
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This study aimed to investigate the association between social support and the change of depressive symptoms and its difference by gender among Korean Baby Boomer. We used the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (KLoSA) 5th (in 2014) and 6th waves (in 2016). Samples were Korean Baby Boomer (born 1955 to 1963) who have spouse and children(N = 1,210). Dependent variable was depressive symptoms and independent variables were four social support variables (spousal relationship satisfaction, parent-child relationship satisfaction, frequency of social contact, and number of participation groups). Interaction variables between social support and gender were also included in the model. Hierarchical regression analysis with the lagged dependent variable was performed. Results showed that the higher the satisfaction of spousal relationship and the satisfaction of parent-child relationship, the less the depressive symptoms increased. All interaction variables were not significant. These findings mean that the support from the spouse and the child is helpful in lowering depressive symptoms, and the associations between social support and depressive symptoms are not different by gender among Baby Boomer. It implies that interventions for enhancing family relationships, especially spousal relationship and parent-child relationship, may be useful to reduce depressive symptoms among Korean Baby Boomer.
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KEYWORD
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Baby Boomer, depressive symptoms, social support, spousal relationship satisfaction, parent-child relationship satisfaction, frequency of social contact, number of participation group
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