Studies from Yonsei University Describe New Findings in Geriatrics and Gerontology (Job displacement and social safety net on depressive symptoms in…

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Studies from Yonsei University Describe New Findings in Geriatrics and Gerontology (Job displacement and social safety net on depressive symptoms in individuals aged 45 years or above: findings from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health & Medicine Week -- Current study results on Aging Research - Geriatrics and Gerontology have been published. According to news reporting from Seoul, South Korea, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, "This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the unemployment experience and depressive symptoms among mid-aged (ages 45-59) and elderly (ages 60 or above) persons and to examine further the effects of unemployment insurance, industrial accident compensation insurance (IACI) and national pension on the stated relationship. Data were used from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (KLoSA) between 2006 and 2012."

The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from Yonsei University, "A total of 1,536 individuals employed at the 2006 baseline were followed. The association between employment status change during 2006 to 2008, 2008 to 2010 or 2010 to 2012 and depressive symptoms in years 2008, 2010 or 2012 were analysed using a generalised estimating equation model. Depressive symptoms were measured with the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D 10) scale. The results showed that the employed to unemployed' group had statistically significant increases in depression scores in the mid-aged ( = 0.4884, p = 0.0038) and elderly ( = 0.8275, p 0.0001) categories, compared to the employed to employed' group. Findings were maintained in groups without a social safety net. Contrastingly, the employed to unemployed' groups with unemployment insurance and IACI did not show statistically significant increases in depression scores. The employed to unemployed' category of individuals enrolled in the national pension system exhibited a lower increase of depression."

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: "Therefore, an enhanced focus on the mental health of unemployed individuals is required, in addition to the provision of a reliable social safety net."

For more information on this research see: Job displacement and social safety net on depressive symptoms in individuals aged 45 years or above: findings from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging. Ageing & Society, 2018;38(6):1199-1222. Ageing & Society can be contacted at: Cambridge Univ Press, 32 Avenue Of The Americas, New York, NY 10013-2473, USA. (Cambridge University Press - www.cambridge.org; Ageing & Society - journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=ASO)

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting E.C. Park, Yonsei University, Coll Med, Dept. of Prevent Med, Seoul 120752, South Korea. Additional authors for this research include Y. Choi, T.H. Lee, S.Y. Jang, K.T. Han and W. Kim (see also Aging Research - Geriatrics and Gerontology).

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X16001471. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

Keywords for this news article include: Seoul, South Korea, Asia, Geriatrics and Gerontology, Aging Research, Epidemiology, Asia, Yonsei University.