Social Network Types and Depressive Symptoms among Older Korean Men and Women
| Autor: | Kyungwon Choi, Gyeong-Suk Jeon |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Gerontology Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Population Friends Close relatives Logistic regression Disease cluster Article Social Networking depressive symptoms Republic of Korea Humans Child education Depressive symptoms older adults Aged education.field_of_study Social network Depression business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Social Support Medicine Female business Older people Psychology social network types |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 18 Issue 21 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11175, p 11175 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph182111175 |
| Popis: | This study explores the social network types of older Korean men and women, and the relationship of those networks to depressive symptoms. A population of 4608 older adults who participated in the Living Profiles of Older People Survey (LPOPS) were included in the study. Seven criterion variables—marital status, living arrangements, frequency of contact with children, close friends, and close relatives, participation in social activities, and total network size—were included in a K-means cluster analysis. Multivariable logistic regression analysis of the impact of social network type on depressive symptoms was conducted. We identified two “diverse type” social networks (diverse-married and diverse-unmarried) in women, and one diverse type and one “social-activity-focused type” network in men. Family focused type and two “restricted type” social networks (restricted-couple-focused, and restricted-unmarried) were identified in both men and women. The restricted-unmarried and restricted-couple-focused networks were associated with more depressive symptoms in both men and women. However, the family focused type was associated with more depressive symptoms only in women. The results indicated that social network types, and their impact on depressive symptoms, differ by gender. There is a need for further research on gender differences in the social network types of older adults across diverse cultures. |
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