The Impact of Inter-Generational Relationships on Depressive Symptoms in Elderly Parents in Rural Jammu, India
Background: Given the paucity of literature in the Jammu region on intergenerational relationships that contribute to a connected society promoting empathy and family support, this study was undertaken to evaluate its effect on depressive symptoms in older parents. The aim of this study was to exam...
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Background: Given the paucity of literature in the Jammu region on intergenerational relationships that contribute to a connected society promoting empathy and family support, this study was undertaken to evaluate its effect on depressive symptoms in older parents. The aim of this study was to examine patterns of intergenerational relationships between aging parents and their adult children.
Setting and design: A cross-sectional study conducted in Darsopur village in R S Pura block, Jammu district.
Methods and Material: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 350 male and female adults living in Darsopur village in RS Pura block of Jammu district. Study participants were selected using two-stage simple random sampling. Results were determined by ANOVA and binary logistic regression using IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, version 20.0.
Results: The mean score with standard deviation for the Geriatric Depression Score was 3.97 ± 3.78, indicating a lower level of depressive symptoms. Binary logistic regression analysis revealed that consensual normative solidarity was inversely associated with depression.
Conclusions: The present research results showed a higher mean score of solidarity between parents and their children, which can be attributed to the fact that the study was conducted in rural India.
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| spelling | doaj-art-b2ca358c662c454b80d094f636ce475b2025-02-06T06:05:17ZengMedsci PublicationsNational Journal of Community Medicine0976-33252229-68162025-02-01160210.55489/njcm.160220254574The Impact of Inter-Generational Relationships on Depressive Symptoms in Elderly Parents in Rural Jammu, IndiaRicha Mahajan0Hemaal Koul1Rajiv K Gupta2Riya Gupta3Bhavna Langer4Rashmi Kumari5Tasvinder Kour6Nahida Chowdhary7Department of Community Medicine, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Medical Institute of Excellence, Kakryal, J&K, IndiaPost Graduate department of Community Medicine, GMC, Jammu, IndiaPost Graduate department of Community Medicine, GMC, Jammu, IndiaPost Graduate department of Ophthalmology, GMC, Jammu, IndiaPost Graduate department of Community Medicine, GMC, Jammu, IndiaPost Graduate department of Community Medicine, GMC, Jammu, IndiaPost Graduate department of Community Medicine, GMC, Jammu, IndiaPost Graduate department of Community Medicine, GMC, Jammu, India Background: Given the paucity of literature in the Jammu region on intergenerational relationships that contribute to a connected society promoting empathy and family support, this study was undertaken to evaluate its effect on depressive symptoms in older parents. The aim of this study was to examine patterns of intergenerational relationships between aging parents and their adult children. Setting and design: A cross-sectional study conducted in Darsopur village in R S Pura block, Jammu district. Methods and Material: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 350 male and female adults living in Darsopur village in RS Pura block of Jammu district. Study participants were selected using two-stage simple random sampling. Results were determined by ANOVA and binary logistic regression using IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, version 20.0. Results: The mean score with standard deviation for the Geriatric Depression Score was 3.97 ± 3.78, indicating a lower level of depressive symptoms. Binary logistic regression analysis revealed that consensual normative solidarity was inversely associated with depression. Conclusions: The present research results showed a higher mean score of solidarity between parents and their children, which can be attributed to the fact that the study was conducted in rural India. http://www.njcmindia.com/index.php/file/article/view/4574Aging ParentsConsensual Normative SolidarityIntergenerational DepressionSimple Random Sampling |
| spellingShingle | Richa Mahajan Hemaal Koul Rajiv K Gupta Riya Gupta Bhavna Langer Rashmi Kumari Tasvinder Kour Nahida Chowdhary The Impact of Inter-Generational Relationships on Depressive Symptoms in Elderly Parents in Rural Jammu, India National Journal of Community Medicine Aging Parents Consensual Normative Solidarity Intergenerational Depression Simple Random Sampling |
| title | The Impact of Inter-Generational Relationships on Depressive Symptoms in Elderly Parents in Rural Jammu, India |
| title_full | The Impact of Inter-Generational Relationships on Depressive Symptoms in Elderly Parents in Rural Jammu, India |
| title_fullStr | The Impact of Inter-Generational Relationships on Depressive Symptoms in Elderly Parents in Rural Jammu, India |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of Inter-Generational Relationships on Depressive Symptoms in Elderly Parents in Rural Jammu, India |
| title_short | The Impact of Inter-Generational Relationships on Depressive Symptoms in Elderly Parents in Rural Jammu, India |
| title_sort | impact of inter generational relationships on depressive symptoms in elderly parents in rural jammu india |
| topic | Aging Parents Consensual Normative Solidarity Intergenerational Depression Simple Random Sampling |
| url | http://www.njcmindia.com/index.php/file/article/view/4574 |
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