【摘要】 目的 了解我国中老年人隔代照料与抑郁症状现状，探究隔代照料对中老年人抑郁症状的影响，提出促进中老年人心理健康、降低抑郁症状发生率的对策建议。方法 使用2018年中国健康与养老追踪调查(CHARLS)数据，运用二元logistic回归分析隔代照料对中老年人抑郁症状的影响。结果 本研究共纳入45～80岁中老年人7 652名，提供隔代照料的中老年人占比51.08%。二元logistic回归分析结果显示，在控制各项混杂因素后，发现提供隔代照料能够降低中老年人抑郁症状发生的概率（OR=0.754,95%CI:0.616～0.900）。讨论我国中老年人隔代照料比例高，隔代照料与中老年人的抑郁症状有关，提供隔代照料有助于降低中老年人抑郁症状发生的概率。子女、政府、社会应尊重中老年人的主观意愿，体谅提供隔代照料的不易，充分利用中老年人力资源，满足其自我效能感，降低抑郁症状的发生。更多还原

【Abstract】 Objective To understand the current situation of intergenerational care and depression symptoms in middle-aged and elderly people in China, explore the effects of intergenerational care on depression symptoms, and propose countermeasures to promote mental health and reduce the incidence of depression symptoms in middle-aged and elderly people. Methods Binary logistic regression was used to analyze the effect of intergenerational care on depressive symptoms in middle-aged and elderly people using data from the 2018 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study(CHARLS).Results A total of 7 652 middle-aged and elderly people aged 45 to 80 years were included in this study, and the proportion of middle-aged and elderly people who provided intergenerational care was 51.08%. The results of binary logistic regression analysis showed that after controlling for various confounding factors, providing intergenerational care could reduce the probability of depression symptoms in middle-aged and elderly people(OR=0.754, 95%CI: 0.616-0.900). Conclusion There is a high proportion of intergenerational care in middle-aged and elderly people in China. Intergenerational care is associated with depressive symptoms in middle-aged and elderly people. Providing intergenerational care can help reduce the probability of depressive symptoms in middle-aged and elderly people. Children of the elderly, government, and society should respect the subjective wishes of the middle-aged and elderly, understand that it is not easy to provide intergenerational care, make full use of the human resources of the middle-aged and elderly, satisfy their need of self-efficacy, and reduce the occurrence of depressive symptoms.更多还原