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The Relationship between Neuroticism, Hopelessness, and Depression in Older Korean Immigrants

PURPOSE: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between neuroticism, hopelessness, and depression among older Korean immigrants. To extend this line of research, this study aimed to examine the effects of neuroticism and hopelessness in predicting depression among older Korean immigrants....

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Autores principales: Kim, Bum Jung, Linton, Kristen, Cho, Sean, Ha, Jung-Hwa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4699713/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26727476
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0145520
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author Kim, Bum Jung
Linton, Kristen
Cho, Sean
Ha, Jung-Hwa
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description PURPOSE: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between neuroticism, hopelessness, and depression among older Korean immigrants. To extend this line of research, this study aimed to examine the effects of neuroticism and hopelessness in predicting depression among older Korean immigrants. METHODS: Data for this study came from a survey of 220 first generation Korean immigrants aged 65 years or older in Los Angeles County in 2012. Data were collected by face-to-face interviews with trained social workers using a structured questionnaire translated into Korean. All interviews were conducted in Korean. The neuroticism sub-scale of the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire was used to assess neuroticism (EPQN). Hopelessness was measured by the Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS). Depression was measured by the 20-item Center of Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D) scale. RESULTS: The study found that age (β = .26, p< .01), gender (β = -.13, p< .01), income (β = -.13, p< .01), neuroticism (β = .51, p< .01), and hopelessness (β = .15, p< .01) were significant predictors of depression. CONCLUSION: The study provides preventive strategies that would help in the development of depression-reduction services or programs for the population, especially for those living with neuroticism and hopelessness.
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spelling pubmed-46997132016-01-15 The Relationship between Neuroticism, Hopelessness, and Depression in Older Korean Immigrants Kim, Bum Jung Linton, Kristen Cho, Sean Ha, Jung-Hwa PLoS One Research Article PURPOSE: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between neuroticism, hopelessness, and depression among older Korean immigrants. To extend this line of research, this study aimed to examine the effects of neuroticism and hopelessness in predicting depression among older Korean immigrants. METHODS: Data for this study came from a survey of 220 first generation Korean immigrants aged 65 years or older in Los Angeles County in 2012. Data were collected by face-to-face interviews with trained social workers using a structured questionnaire translated into Korean. All interviews were conducted in Korean. The neuroticism sub-scale of the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire was used to assess neuroticism (EPQN). Hopelessness was measured by the Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS). Depression was measured by the 20-item Center of Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D) scale. RESULTS: The study found that age (β = .26, p< .01), gender (β = -.13, p< .01), income (β = -.13, p< .01), neuroticism (β = .51, p< .01), and hopelessness (β = .15, p< .01) were significant predictors of depression. CONCLUSION: The study provides preventive strategies that would help in the development of depression-reduction services or programs for the population, especially for those living with neuroticism and hopelessness. Public Library of Science 2016-01-04 /pmc/articles/PMC4699713/ /pubmed/26727476 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0145520 Text en © 2016 Kim et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited
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title_short The Relationship between Neuroticism, Hopelessness, and Depression in Older Korean Immigrants
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4699713/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26727476
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0145520
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