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- Late life is a period frequently marked by decline in personal health and heightened need for social support. Consequently, the social networks in which individuals are embedded assume an increasingly central role in the health and wellbeing of older adults.
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Apr 12, 2022 · Social relations have been increasingly recognized as fundamentally important to the health and well-being of individuals in every part of the world and may be especially relevant in later life.
- Neika Sharifian, Ketlyne Sol, Laura B. Zahodne, Toni C. Antonucci
- 10.1016/B978-0-12-818697-8.00016-9
- 2022
- 2022
Social relationships exert powerful influences on physical health in later adulthood, a critical consideration given age-related increases in the prevalence of chronic health conditions and physical disability.
- Karen S. Rook, Susan T. Charles
- 2017
The social relationships of men and women exhibit some notable differences in later adulthood, as do the implications of these relationships for health. Compared with older women, older men tend to have smaller social networks and, if they are married, tend to rely more often on their spouses as the primary source of support [ 63 ].
- Bert N. Uchino, Karen S. Rook
- 2020
Jul 9, 2020 · In the present article, I review the state of the literature on social networks and health in later life. By drawing on insights from the sociology of ageing and the life course, I address new developments and current challenges within the field.
- Adam R. Roth
- 2020
Late life is a period frequently marked by decline in personal health and heightened need for social support. Consequently, the social networks in which individuals are embedded assume an increasingly central role in the health and wellbeing of older adults.
- Adam R. Roth
- 2020
Understanding how both the strengths and vulnerabilities of close social relationships affect health and well-being in later life is an important goal, particularly in view of the accelerating rate of population aging worldwide.
Jul 5, 2021 · From illustrating the power of relationship quality to the roles that age and context play in the links between social ties and health, these papers offer scholars new insights into the how, when, and where of social relationships.
