ABSTRACT

Previous studies have reported that food insecurity influences depression, with the reverse reported as well. The study explores the reciprocal causal relationship between food insecurity and depressive symptoms among impoverished Korean elderly. The data were derived from the 8th wave to the 10th wave of the Korea Welfare Panel Study. A total of 3,476 subjects aged 60 years or older were analysed. An auto-regressive cross-lagged model with three-year longitudinal data was conducted for the analysis. For all waves, the reciprocal causal relationships between food insecurity and depressive symptoms were examined. The findings have implications for gerontological policy and practice, especially for the Korean impoverished elderly.

摘要

以前的研究报告说，食物不安全会影响抑郁症，也有相反的报道。该研究探讨了贫困韩国老年人的食物不安全与抑郁症状之间的相互因果关系。数据来自韩国福利追踪调查的第 8 波至第 10 波。共分析了 3,476 名 60 岁或以上的受试者。进行了具有三年纵向数据的自回归交叉滞后模型进行分析。对于所有波次，都检查了食品不安全与抑郁症状之间的相互因果关系。研究结果对老年学政策和实践具有重要意义，尤其是对韩国贫困老年人而言。