Face-Saving and Depressive Symptoms Among U.S. Chinese Older Adults

Face-saving represents a unique culturally salient construct among Chinese. However, our understanding regarding its relationship with psychological distress in this population remains limited. The objective of this cross-sectional study is to examine (1) the relationship between face-saving and dep...

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Published in:Journal of immigrant and minority health 2020-10, Vol.22 (5), p.888-894
Main Authors: Kong, Dexia, Wong, Yin-Ling Irene, Dong, Xinqi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acculturation
Adults
Aged
Aging (Individuals)
Asian
China - epidemiology
Comparative Law
Cross-Sectional Studies
Cultural factors
Cultural Influences
Depression - epidemiology
Epidemiology
Health research
Humans
International & Foreign Law
Medical research
Medical screening
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental depression
Mental health
Older Adults
Older people
Original Paper
Population studies
Private International Law
Psychological distress
Public Health
Regression analysis
Regression models
Risk Factors
Social interactions
Social support
Sociodemographics
Sociology
Statistical analysis
Symptoms
Tests
Treatment programs
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Summary:Face-saving represents a unique culturally salient construct among Chinese. However, our understanding regarding its relationship with psychological distress in this population remains limited. The objective of this cross-sectional study is to examine (1) the relationship between face-saving and depressive symptoms among U.S. Chinese older adults; and (2) whether face-saving mediates the relationship between acculturation and depressive symptoms. Data were from the Population Study of Chinese Elderly in Chicago (N = 3132), the largest epidemiologic study of Chinese older adults in Western countries. The relationship between face-saving and self-reported depressive symptoms was investigated by step-wise multivariable linear regression models. The Sobel test was used to test the mediating effect of face-saving. U.S. Chinese older adults with higher face-saving values experienced greater levels of depressive symptoms ( B  = 0.05, p  
ISSN:1557-1912
1557-1920
DOI:10.1007/s10903-020-01033-2