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Psychosocial Outcomes of Age Integration Status: Do Age-Integrated Social Networks Benefit Older Adults?
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International journal of environmental research and public health [Int J Environ Res Public Health] 2022 Sep 28; Vol. 19 (19). Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Sep 28. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Increased longevity means that older adults have more opportunities to have age-integrated social networks, which include both same-aged peers and intergenerational social ties. Compared to those with peer-only, or intergenerational-only social networks, those with age-integrated networks may experience greater psychosocial benefits due to the age-diverse nature of their social networks. Data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study was used to examine age integration status associations with well-being and social engagement in a nationally representative sample of Medicare beneficiaries in the United States. We hypothesized that age-integrated older adults have greater well-being and social engagement than older adults with peer-only or intergenerational-only networks. Weighted ordinary least squares regression analyses were conducted to test associations of well-being and social engagement with age integration status, controlling for sociodemographic and health covariates. Older adults with age-integrated social networks did not differ in well-being from those with peer-only or intergenerational-only networks, although they had greater social engagement than those with intergenerational-only networks.
- Subjects :
- Social Participation
United States
Medicare
Social Networking
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1660-4601
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 19
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- International journal of environmental research and public health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 36231622
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912322