Reported coping strategies and depressive symptoms among African American and white residents of congregate housing.
Chronic health conditions and living in congregate housing, both stressors and losses, are risk factors for late life depressive symptoms. We examined self-reported coping strategies and their associations with depressive symptoms among residents of congregate living facilities. Despite demographic differences between the African American and the White participants, reported coping for the 2 groups was similar, though more African Americans reported spiritual coping. Participants who reported coping through either positive attitude and adaptations or activity participation had fewer depressive symptoms, after controlling for demographics, health, functioning, and other types of coping.
Adams
Kathryn Betts
KB
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA. kathryn.adams@case.edu
Roberts
Amy Restorick
AR
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D040561:Assisted Living Facilities; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D009820:Ohio / Q000453:epidemiology; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012067:Religion; D012307:Risk Factors; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data