title: Community Restructuring and Depressive Symptoms of Rural Mature and Elderly Adults: A Multilevel Analysis Based on a National Dataset in China.
abstract: Community restructuring is an important predictor for residents' mental health. However, few studies have investigated how it affects the depressive symptoms of rural ageing population. Using cross-sectional data from China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), this study examined how community restructuring was associated with depressive symptoms of Chinese rural mature and older adults and what community-level factors mediated the association. We found that people in restructuring communities reported .75 unit lower depression score (p < .01); community restructuring is associated with more infrastructure, recreational amenities, and grassroots organization (p < .001) in the community; and the availability of infrastructure (p < .01) and grassroots organization (p < .05) had significant indirect effect on the association between community restructuring and depressive symptoms. World countries' urbanization policy shall not only focus on community physical environment, but also on the development of grassroots organizations that involve and connect local people.
authors.affiliation: School of International and Public Affairs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 1954 Huashan Road, Shanghai, China. fan_yang86@sjtu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Fan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Work and Social Administration, Sau Po Center on Aging, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Vivian W Q
authors.initials: VW
authors.lastname: Lou
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D016208:Databases, Factual; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D012424:Rural Population; D014507:Urbanization
keywords: Community restructuring; Depressive symptoms; Land expropriation; Mature and elderly adults; Urbanization