Volunteering and Trajectories of Depression
Volunteering and Trajectories of Depression
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DOI：
10.1177/0898264309351310
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发表时间：
2010-02-01
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Pai, Manacy
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作者：
Kim, Joongbaeck;Pai, Manacy
目的：本研究的目的有两个：(1)考察志愿服务与抑郁症发展轨迹之间的关系；(2)评估这种关系是否随年龄而变化。方法：数据来源于美国人改变生活(ACL)研究的三次浪潮。ACL是居住在美国的25岁或25岁以上成年人的全国代表性样本。结果：潜在成长模型分析表明，尽管志愿服务与较低的基线抑郁水平相关，但它不能预测抑郁的轨迹。然而，进一步的分析显示，志愿服务与抑郁轨迹之间的关系存在年龄差异。具体地说，我们发现志愿服务影响65岁以上的人抑郁的下降；然而，志愿服务对年轻人和中年人的抑郁轨迹没有影响。讨论：总体调查结果突出表明，必须评估志愿服务的长期健康影响，并在不同的社会结构背景下这样做。
Objective: The purpose of this study was twofold: (1) to examine the association between volunteering and trajectories of depression; and (2) to evaluate whether this relationship varies by age. Method: Data come from three waves of the Americans' Changing Lives (ACL) study. ACL is a nationally representative sample of adults 25 years of age or older who lived in the United States. Results: Latent growth model analysis indicates that although volunteering is associated with lower levels of baseline depression, it does not predict trajectories of depression. Nevertheless, further analyses reveal an age variation in the relationship between volunteering and trajectories of depression. Specifically, we find that volunteering affects the decline of depression for individuals above age 65; yet there is no effect of volunteering on trajectories of depression for younger and middle-aged adults. Discussion: Overall findings highlight the importance of assessing the long-term health impact of volunteering and doing so under diverse social structural contexts.