Mindfulness attenuates the impact of discrimination on the mental health of middle-aged and older gay men.

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 227-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Lyons
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Gay Men ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Older Gay Men ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Physical Isolation and Mental Health Among Older U.S. Adults in the COVID-19 Coping Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 39-39
Author(s):  
Carly Joseph ◽  
Brendan O'Shea ◽  
Jessica Finlay ◽  
Lindsay Kobayashi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Mixed Effects Models ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Linear Mixed Effects ◽  
Us States ◽  
Physical Isolation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Do So

Abstract The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has set an urgent need to understand the impact of physical isolation on mental health. We aimed to investigate the relationships between physical isolation during the period when many US states had shelter-in-place orders (April-May 2020) and subsequent longitudinal trajectories of mental health in middle-aged and older adults (aged 55+, N=3,978) over a six-month follow-up (April to October 2020). We used population and attrition-weighted multivariable linear mixed-effects models. At baseline, 7 days/week of physical isolation (vs. 0 days/week) was associated with elevated depressive symptoms (β=0.82; 95% CI: 0.04-1.60), and all of 1-3, 4-6, and 7 days/week of physical isolation (vs. 0 days/week) were associated with elevated anxiety symptoms and loneliness. Physical isolation was not associated with changes in mental health symptoms over time. These findings highlight the need to prioritize opportunities for in-person connection for middle-aged and older adults when safe to do so.

scholarly journals Impact of social participation on health among middle-aged and elderly adults Evidence from longitudinal survey data in China

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinxin Ma ◽  
Xiangdan Piao ◽  
Takashi Oshio
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Social Participation ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Estimation Method ◽  
Favourable Effect ◽  
Elderly Adults ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background: Social participation (SP) is known to have a favourable impact on health. However, studies on this issue have been conducted mainly in advanced countries, and results in China have been mixed. This study examined the impact of SP on health outcomes of middle-aged and elderly adults in China, adjusted for simultaneity and heterogeneity biases. Methods: In total, 57,417 observations of 28,935 individuals obtained from the population-based, three-wave panel survey, Chinese Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), conducted in 2011, 2013, and 2015 were used. The associations between one- or two-wave-lagged SP and health outcomes (mental health, self-rated health [SRH], activities of daily living [ADL], and diagnosed diseases) were examined by linear regression models. Individual-level heterogeneity was addressed by the random-effects estimation method. Results: SP was found to have a positive impact on mental health and ADL. Specifically, one-wave-lagged SP improved mental health measure (range: 10–70) by 0.820 (standard error [SE]: 0.199, p < 0.001), the basic ADL measure (range: 6–24) by 0.147 (SE: 0.043, p < 0.001), and the instrumental ADL measure (range: 5–20) by 0.159 (SE: 0.035, p < 0.001). In contrast, SP did not significantly affect SRH or diagnosed diseases. The impact of SP differed by SP type; playing Mah-jong (Chinese traditional game), chess, or cards, or going to the community club had the most favourable effect. The impact of SP on health was also greater for women than men and greater for individuals aged 60–69 years than those aged 45–59 years and aged 70 and older. Conclusions : SP had a positive, albeit selective, impact on health outcomes among middle-aged and elderly adults in China. The results suggest that policy measures to encourage these individuals to engage in SP are needed to enhance their health.

scholarly journals The impact of social participation on health among middle-aged and elderly adults Evidence from longitudinal survey data in China

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinxin Ma ◽  
Xiangdan Piao ◽  
Takashi Oshio
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Social Participation ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Estimation Method ◽  
Favourable Effect ◽  
Elderly Adults ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Social participation (SP) is known to have a favourable impact on health. However, studies on the issue have been conducted mainly in advanced countries, and results in China have been mixed. This study examined the impact of SP on health outcomes of middle-aged and elderly adults in China, adjusted for simultaneity and heterogeneity biases. Methods 57,417 observations of 28,935 individuals obtained from the population-based, three-wave panel survey: Chinese Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), conducted from 2011, 2013, and 2015 were used. The associations between one- or two-wave-lagged SP and health outcomes (mental health, self-rated health [SRH], activities of daily living [ADL], and diagnosed diseases) were examined by linear regression models. Individual-level heterogeneity was addressed by the random-effects estimation method. Results SP was found to have a positive impact on mental health and ADL, whereas it did not affect much SRH or diagnosed diseases. The impact of SP differed by SP type; playing Mah-jong (Chinese traditional game), chess, or cards, or going to the community club had the most favourable effect. The impact of SP on health was also found to be greater for women than men and greater for individuals aged 60–69 years than those aged 45–59 years and aged 70 and older. Conclusions SP had positive, albeit selective, impacts on health outcomes among middle-aged and elderly adults in China. The results suggest that policy measures to encourage these individuals to engage in SP are needed to enhance their health.

Meaning in Life Among Middle-Aged and Older Gay and Heterosexual Fathers

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (7) ◽  
pp. 2155-2173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geva Shenkman ◽  
Kfir Ifrah ◽  
Dov Shmotkin
Keyword(s):  
Gay Men ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Purpose In Life ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Gay Fathers ◽  
Heterosexual Relationship ◽  
Older Gay Men

This study explored differences in meaning-in-life indicators, namely purpose in life and personal growth, among 76 community-dwelling middle-aged and older Israeli gay men, who had become fathers through a heterosexual relationship (mean age = 59.42, SD = 6.15, range: 50-78), 110 gay men that were not fathers (mean age = 60.37, SD = 9.69, range: 50-84), and 114 heterosexual fathers (mean age = 62.27, SD = 8.09, range: 50-87). As hypothesized, after controlling for 10 sociodemographic characteristics, personal growth was higher among middle-aged and older gay fathers compared with heterosexual fathers. No difference emerged for purpose in life. In line with a second hypothesis, both purpose in life and personal growth were higher among middle-aged and older gay fathers compared with middle-aged and older gay men that were not fathers. The findings emphasize the possible strengths, manifested by elevated levels of meaning in life, which fatherhood embodies for gay men.

scholarly journals The impact of a depression awareness campaign on mental health literacy and mental morbidity among gay men

2013 ◽  
Vol 150 (2) ◽  
pp. 306-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jen Wang ◽  
Michael Häusermann ◽  
Sylvie Berrut ◽  
Mitchell G. Weiss
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Gay Men ◽  
Mental Health Literacy ◽  
Awareness Campaign ◽  
The Impact

The Impact of Gender, Culture, and Society on Korean Women's Mental Health

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 593-600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun-Jung Choi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Women’S Mental Health ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Korean Culture ◽  
Health Concerns ◽  
Women's Mental Health ◽  
Gender Culture ◽  
Mental Health Concerns ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Social Disabilities

I review the issue of Korean women's anger from the perspectives of gender, culture, and society, and describe the influences of those factors on the women's mental health. Hwa-byung (HB) is a Korean culture-bound syndrome that translates into English as an anger disorder. In Korea, middle-aged women are the mostly highly represented societal group with HB, the symptoms of which are connected with complex psychological, physiological, behavioral, and social disabilities. In this paper, associations among elements related to Korean women's anger and HB are examined within the frameworks of gender, culture, and society. I concluded that the issue of Korean women's anger is not limited to its own context but is part of the wider issues of gender, culture, and society. These issues produce many difficulties, amplify problems, and generate interrelated women's mental health concerns.

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