Abstract
The authors examined perceived income inadequacy as a predictor of self-reported depressive symptomatology and anxiety in the original sites of the Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health I project. Perceived income inadequacy, self-reported household income, and control factors (e.g., subjective health) were entered into hierarchical regression analyses predicting psychological distress. Findings suggest that perceived income inadequacy and not household income significantly predicted more self-reported depressive symptomatology and greater self-reported anxiety. This supports previous findings that objective income measures alone are not adequate indicators of socioeconomic status in older adults.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 177-183 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Psychology and aging |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2009 |
Keywords
- Alzheimer's caregiving
- anxiety
- depression
- financial strain
- income inadequacy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- Aging
- Geriatrics and Gerontology