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Stressful Life Events and Depressive Symptoms: Social Support and Sense of Control as Mediators or Moderators?
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Chou, Kee-Lee; Chi, Iris – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2001
Examined the impact of a series of common stressful life events (SLEs) on change in depressive symptoms among the elderly of the Hong Kong Chinese Society. Using multiple regression models, it was found that sense of control acted as a mediator in the linkage between the number of SLEs and depressive symptoms. Findings suggest that sense of…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Coping, Depression (Psychology), Foreign Countries