Melancholy or mahjong? Diversity, frequency, type, and rural-urban divide of social participation and depression in middle- and old-aged Chinese: A fixed-effects analysis

Melancholy or mahjong? Diversity, frequency, type, and rural-urban divide of social participation and depression in middle- and old-aged Chinese: A fixed-effects analysis

The potential benefit of social participation (SP) to one's mental health has been widely acknowledged. Nevertheless, the specific type and amount of SP that is associated with improved depressive symptoms in middle- and old-aged Chinese awaits further investigation. This study aimed to underst...

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Main Authors: Chen, Z. (Author), Shen, L. (Author), Wang, R. (Author), Wu, X. (Author), Zhang, Z. (Author), Zhou, Y. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Ltd 2019
Subjects:
adult
aged
Aged
Article
China
Chinese
complication
depression
Depression
disease association
female
Female
Fixed-effects analysis
frequency analysis
health survey
high risk population
human
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
longitudinal study
major clinical study
male
Male
mental health
middle aged
Middle Aged
psychology
public health
recreational game
retirement
Retirement
rural area
rural population
Rural Population
rural-urban comparison
Rural-urban disparity
social participation
Social participation
Social Participation
urban population
Urban Population
urban rural difference
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