Leisure and depression in midlife: a Taiwanese national survey of middle-aged adults.
We aimed to explore middle-aged people's leisure experiences and their associations with depression in a national representative sample of Taiwanese people (N = 1143, aged 45-65). We found that: (1) being female and low family income were demographic risk factors of depressive symptoms; (2) poor physical health and disability were positively related to depressive symptoms; (3) social support was negatively related to depressive symptoms; and (4) having controlled for effects of demographics, physical health and social support, positive leisure experiences were negatively related to depressive symptoms. The benefits of leisure pursuits for successful midlife transition and prospective ageing were discussed.
Luo Lu
Department of Business Administration, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. luolu@ntu.edu.tw
D000368:Aged; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D007899:Leisure Activities / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D008875:Middle Aged; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012944:Social Support; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology