Age differences in depressive symptom experiences.
Age differences in depressive symptom experiences.
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DOI：
10.1093/geronj/46.5.p224
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发表时间：
1991-09
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通讯作者：
J. P. Newmann;R. Engel;J. Jensen
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作者：
J. P. Newmann;R. Engel;J. Jensen
采用SCL-90抑郁和附加症状量表对368名年龄在51岁到92岁之间的社区女性进行了抑郁症状体验的年龄差异调查。验证性因素分析被用来评估和比较年轻(51-65岁)和老年(66-92岁)的抑郁症状经历。结果表明，两种略有不同的抑郁综合征是症状报告模式的基础，一种在老年队列中水平较高，另一种在较年轻队列中水平较高。此外，另外三种不同的痛苦形式--虚弱感、烦躁不安和睡眠障碍--在年长的队列中显示出更高的水平。这些发现对未来关于衰老和抑郁之间的关系的研究的意义进行了讨论。
Age differences in depressive symptom experiences were investigated in a community sample of 368 women between the ages of 51 and 92 who were administered the SCL-90 Depression and Additional Symptoms Scales. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to assess and compare depressive symptom experiences in a younger (age 51-65) and older (age 66-92) age cohort. Findings show that two somewhat different depressive syndromes underlie symptom reporting patterns, one having higher levels in the older age cohort, the other having higher levels in the younger age cohort. In addition, three more delimited forms of distress -- feelings of enervation, dysphoria, and sleep disturbances -- show higher levels among the older cohort. Implications of these findings for future research on the relation between aging and depression are discussed.