ArticleAging & mental health
Perceived neighborhood disorder, social cohesion, and depressive symptoms in spousal caregivers.
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- Assessing biological pathways in the longitudinal association between neighborhood environment and depressive symptoms.Journal of affective disorders · 2026Article
- Mental health effects of caregiving for older parents in the United Kingdom: the roles of social support, neighborhood cohesion, and neighborhood deprivation.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2026Article
- Impacts of Social Environments on Neighborhood Depression Incidence: Fully Accounting for Spatial Effects.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Neighborhood social cohesion and psychological distress among caregiving spouses with or without a nearby social support network.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- The social ecology of adolescent mental health in humanitarian settings: A qualitative study.PLOS mental health · 2026Article
- The Role of the Neighborhood Social Environment on Adulthood Depression: Insights from Midlife in the United States III.Community mental health journal · 2026Article
- What neighborhood environment configuration can alleviate depressive symptoms in older adults: a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Social context matters: Neighborhood environment as a moderator of the longitudinal relationship between edentulism and cognitive function among older adults in the United States.Archives of gerontology and geriatrics · 2025Article
- Perceptions matter: Physical neighborhood disadvantage and older adults' emotional health.Wellbeing, space and society · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectivesPrior research into the factors linked to mental health of caregivers of older adults have largely focused on individual- or household-level characteristics, but neighborhood supports and stressors may also matter for caregiver mental health. The current study fills this knowledge gap by examining the association of neighborhood social cohesion and disorder and depressive symptoms among spousal caregivers.
methodWe used data from the 2006 to 2016 waves of the Health and Retirement Study, which include 2,322 spousal caregivers. Negative binomial regression models were estimated to examine the association of perceived neighborhood social cohesion and disorder with depressive symptoms.
resultsA higher level of perceived neighborhood social cohesion was associated with fewer depressive symptoms (
conclusionsThis study suggests neighborhood supports and stressors matter for caregiver well-being. Neighborhood-based social support may be particularly important for caregivers as they navigate the challenges caregiving for an aging spouse can bring. Future studies should determine if enhancing positive characteristics of the neighborhood promotes well-being of spousal caregivers.
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