绝对收入、相对收入与老年人抑郁状况的影响研究

Study on the Relationship between Absolute Income, Relative Income and Depression in the Elderly

老年人口的不断增加,这一群体受到越来越多人的关注,而老年人的心理问题也随之迎来了极大的关注热潮。本文使用了中国健康与养老追踪调查报告2013期的部分数据,将收入分为绝对收入与相对收入,通过分析采用Probit概率模型来考察收入对老年人抑郁的影响。结果发现,中国老年人抑郁情况总体较差,收入对于老年人的抑郁状况有显著的负向作用,且相对收入更容易引起老年人抑郁。因此,要降低老年人患抑郁症的可能性,改变老年人晚年心态,要以改善老年人的经济水平为重点,尤其要重点关注患有慢性病、自理活动能力弱、女性、独居等身心脆弱的老年人,家庭成员要积极履行赡养这些老人的责任和义务,同时,政府机关及国家相关保障部门要坚持不断改革完善与老年人福利相关的各项社会保障政策及制度,为老年人安度晚年创造良好的生活环境和氛围。

With the continuous increase of the elderly population, more and more people pay attention to this group, and the psychological problems of the elderly also usher in a great upsurge of attention. This paper uses part of the data of China Health and endowment tracking survey report in 2013, divides income into absolute income and relative income, and examines the impact of income on depression of the elderly by using Probit probability model. The results show that the depression of the elderly in China is generally poor. Income has a significant negative effect on the depression of the elderly, and the relative income is more likely to cause the depression of the elderly. Therefore, to reduce the possibility of the elderly suffering from depression and change the mentality of the elderly in their later years, it is necessary to focus on improving the economic level of the elderly, especially on the elderly suffering from chronic diseases, weak self-care ability, women, living alone and other physically and mentally vulnerable elderly people. Family members should actively fulfill their re-sponsibilities and obligations to support these elderly people. At the same time, government agen-cies and relevant national security departments should adhere to the continuous reform and im-provement of various social security policies and systems related to the welfare of the elderly, so as to create a good living environment and atmosphere for the elderly to spend their twilight years.