Witnessing Violence Across the Life Course, Depressive Symptoms, and Alcohol Use Among Older Persons
Witnessing Violence Across the Life Course, Depressive Symptoms, and Alcohol Use Among Older Persons
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DOI：
10.1177/1090198107303310
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发表时间：
2009-04-01
影响因子：
4.2
通讯作者：
Krause, Neal
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作者：
Colbert, Sha Juan;Krause, Neal
这项研究的目的是看看在生命过程中的任何时候目睹一个非常暴力的行为是否与晚年的抑郁症状和酒精使用有关。数据来自全国范围内老年人的概率样本（N = 1，498）。调查结果显示，目睹暴力与老年妇女的抑郁症状有关，而与老年男子无关。相比之下，看到暴力行为与老年男性的饮酒量增加有关，但与老年女性无关。研究结果进一步表明，第一次接触暴力行为的年龄与目前的抑郁症或酒精摄入量并不一致，这表明在生活中任何时候看到暴力事件发生的人都可能处于危险之中。这些研究结果的影响，设计干预措施，以帮助那些目睹暴力行为的人进行了讨论。
The purpose of this study is to see whether witnessing a very violent act at any point in the life course is associated with depressive symptoms and alcohol use in late life. The data come from a nationwide probability sample of older adults (N = 1,498). The findings reveal that witnessing violence is associated with more symptoms of depression for older women but not older men. In contrast, seeing a violent act is associated with greater alcohol consumption for older men but not older women. The results further indicate that age at first exposure to a violent act is not consistently associated with current depression or alcohol intake, suggesting that people who see something violent happen at any time in life may be at risk. The implications of these findings for designing interventions to help those who witness violent acts are discussed.