Social support and self-rated health revisited
| Autor: | Alfred C. M. Chan, Sheung-Tak Cheng |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
education.field_of_study Health (social science) Public health Multilevel model Population Explained variation Developmental psychology Social support History and Philosophy of Science Social medicine medicine Social determinants of health Psychology education Social psychology Self-rated health |
| Zdroj: | Social Science & Medicine. 63:118-122 |
| ISSN: | 0277-9536 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.12.004 |
| Popis: | This study examines the physical, behavioral, emotional and social determinants of self-rated health among Chinese older persons, and investigates if the effect of social support varies by gender. A representative sample of 1589 elderly community dwellers in Hong Kong were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Gender difference in the effect of social support was tested by an interaction term, 'gender x social support', in a hierarchical regression analysis. The frequency of falling ill, the number of chronic illnesses, sleep quality, mobility and positive emotions were most important determinants of self-rated health. The effect of social support was completely redundant when these factors were taken into account. The interaction term 'gender x social support' was significant and indicated a stronger effect for women, but the effect size was negligible (adding only 0.3% to the explained variance). This suggests that the effect of social support by and large is gender free. These findings suggest a high degree of similarity in the determinants of self-rated health between Western and Chinese older populations. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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