RT Journal Article
T1 Ethnicity, social support, and depression among elderly chilean people
A1 Gallardo Peralta, Lorena Patricia
A1 Sánchez Moreno, Esteban
A1 Barrón López de Roda, Ana
A1 Arias Astray, Andrés
AB Recent evidence regarding the relationship between social support and depression in elderly people shows the important role of ethnicity. This research describes the characteristics of social support in a sample of elderly people aged 60 and above living in northern Chile (n = 493), and analyzes the differences in the relationship between social support and depression between an indigenous group (Aymara population, n = 147) and a nonindigenous group (white, Caucasian, mestizo, n = 346). Various dimensions of social support were considered: structural elements, functional social support according to source, and community participation. The results show the existence of significant differences in the characteristics and dimensions of social support depending on sex, ethnicity, and marital status. Further, the central role of the family group is observed for both Aymara and nonindigenous elderly people. The hierarchical regression models obtained result in notable differences in the role of the structural, functional, and community elements of support in explaining depression for the ethnic groups considered. © 2014 Copyright © 2014 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PB Taylor
SN 0022-3980
YR 2015
FD 2015
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/35202
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/35202
LA eng
DS Docta Complutense
RD 4 may 2024