%0 Journal Article
%T Age Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms by Age at Immigration among Older Men and Women of Mexican Descent: The Role of Social Resources
%A Kyriakos S. Markides
%A Maria A. Monserud
%J Sociological Perspectives
%@ 1533-8673
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0731121417751378
%X Drawing on eight waves of data from the Hispanic Established Population for the Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly, this study uses growth curve models to provide a better understanding of the impact of age at immigration and gender on age trajectories of depressive symptoms among older adults of Mexican descent (aged 65+). The findings reveal that (1) regardless of immigrant status and age at immigration, men have similar age trajectories of depressive symptoms; (2) compared with U.S.-born women, late-life (beyond age 50) immigrant women report more depressive symptoms at age 65, whereas midlife (between ages 20 and 49) immigrant women experience steeper increases in these symptoms with age; (3) controlling for socioeconomic status leads to advantages in mental health at age 65, but steeper age-related increases in depressive symptoms among midlife (between ages 20 and 49) immigrant men and fewer depressive symptoms among late-life (beyond age 50) immigrant women
%K age at immigration
%K age trajectories
%K depressive symptoms
%K gender
%K immigrant status
%K Mexicans
%K older adults
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0731121417751378