@article{ref1,
title="The effect of migration on social capital and depression among older adults in China",
journal="Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology",
year="2017",
author="Li, Qiuju and Zhou, Xudong and Ma, Sha and Jiang, Minmin and Li, Lu",
volume="52",
number="12",
pages="1513-1522",
abstract="PURPOSE: An estimated 9 million elderly people accompanied their adult children to urban areas in China, raising concerns about their social capital and mental health following re-location. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of migration on social capital and depression among this population. <br><br>METHODS: Multistage stratified cluster sampling was applied to recruit the migrant and urban elderly in Hangzhou from May to August, 2013. Data were collected from face-to-face interviews by trained college students using a standardized questionnaire. Social capital measurements included cognitive (generalized trust and reciprocity) and structure (support from individual and social contact) aspects. Depression was measured by Geriatric Depression Scale-30 (GDS-30). Chi-square tests and binary logistic regression models were used for analysis. <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 1248 migrant elderly and 1322 urban elderly were eligible for analysis. After adjusting for a range of confounder factors, binary logistic regression models revealed that migrant elderly reported significantly lower levels of generalized trust [OR = 1.34, 95% CI (1.10-1.64)], reciprocity [OR = 1.55, 95% CI (1.29-1.87)], support from individual [OR = 1.96, 95% CI (1.61-2.38)] and social contact [OR = 3.27, 95% CI (2.70-3.97)]. In the full adjusted model, migrant elderly were more likely to be mentally unhealthy [OR = 1.85, 95% CI (1.44-2.36)] compared with urban elderly. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Migrant elderly suffered from a lower mental health status and social capital than their urban counterparts in the emigrating city. Attention should focus on improving the social capital and mental health of this growing population.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0933-7954",
doi="10.1007/s00127-017-1439-0",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00127-017-1439-0"
}