Participation in Learning and Depressive Symptoms

Autor/in	Jenkins, Andrew
Titel	Participation in Learning and Depressive Symptoms
Quelle	In: Educational Gerontology, 38 (2012) 9, S.595-603 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-1277
DOI	10.1080/03601277.2011.595325
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Adult Learning; Predictor Variables; Depression (Psychology); Multiple Regression Analysis; Correlation; Longitudinal Studies; Risk; Gerontology; Older Adults; Aging (Individuals); Adult Education; Data Analysis; Surveys; United Kingdom (England); Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Prädiktor; Korrelation; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Risiko; Gerontologie; Älterer Erwachsener; Aging; Altern; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Auswertung; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung
Abstract	This paper reports the findings of research on relationships between depression and participation in learning using data from a large sample of older adults. The objective was to establish whether learning can reduce the risk of depression. Data were obtained from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, a nationally-representative sample of adults aged 50 and above. The eight-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) was used to measure depressive symptoms. Participation in learning covered the acquisition of qualifications; taking formal training courses, learning at arts, music or evening classes; and participation in gym/exercise classes. Multiple regression analyses were conducted with the change in the measure of depressive symptoms between two waves of the longitudinal survey as the response variable. There was limited evidence that participation in learning reduced the risk of depression in later life. Only learning leading to qualifications was significantly associated with the outcome after controlling other factors. But learning leading to qualifications was undertaken only by a small minority of the sample, mainly the youngest and most highly educated. Other types of learning were not significantly associated with depression. It appears that learning has, at best, a small role to play in addressing the risk of depression in later life. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10