Yang Wang1, Jinlong Lin1,*, M. James C. Crabbe2,3,4, Xiao-Guang Yue5
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.24, No.3, pp. 385-398, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.020664
Abstract Health status is widely regarded as a correlate of depressive symptoms. However, health assessments based on
clinical diagnosis in rural areas with poor medical conditions are very limited. Self-rated health (SRH) serves
as a simple and convenient evaluation indicator, which may be used as an independent predictor of depressive
symptoms. To confirm the relationship between SRH and depressive symptoms in rural adults, a longitudinal
survey of rural households in China was conducted using the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) from
2012 to 2016. Propensity score matching and logistic regression analysis were used to explore the association.
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