The social differentiation of depression among Chinese adults
Dynamic perspectives and intersectional views
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13059581 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Liya Qiu (Inner Mongolia University, corresponding author), Jianxin Li (0000-0001-9166-642X, Peking University) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2025-02-12 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Chinese Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2198-2635 • E-ISSN: 2198-2635 |
| Publisher | Springer Nature (PUBLISHER • SG) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s40711-025-00229-z |
| OpenAlex | W4407358166 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 40 |
Based on the hierarchical age–period–cohort cross-classified random effects model, this study utilizes data from the 2010–2020 China Family Panel Studies to analyze the social differentiation of depression among Chinese adults from dynamic and intersectional perspectives. The study reveals that there is a differentiation in depression levels among adults across education, income, and gender that widens with increasing age and over time periods, and exhibits “outliers” and complex fluctuations across birth cohorts. Depression levels in adults differ across the intersecting structures of education and gender, with education demonstrating a more pronounced effect on reducing depression in women, although this effect tends to diminish gradually with increasing age. Over time periods, the gender disparity in depression levels remains stable across different education groups. From a birth cohort perspective, the gender differences in depression levels across various education groups persist in populations born after the mid-1980s
China · Cohort · Cohort effect · Cohort study · Depression (economics · Developmental psychology · Economics · Geography · Perspective (graphical · Social mobility · Sociology · Demography · Health disparities and outcomes · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |