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- Wide-ranging research suggests that strong social ties are linked to a longer life. In contrast, loneliness and social isolation are linked to poorer health, depression, and increased risk of early death. Studies have found that having a variety of social relationships may help reduce stress and heart-related risks.
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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.
- Karen S. Rook, Susan T. Charles
- 2017
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
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
Sep 1, 2017 · An overview of research that has examined the health-related effects of positive and negative aspects of social network involvement, with a focus on later life—a time when risks for declining health and for the loss or disruption of social relationships increase.
Aug 1, 2010 · Social ties influence health habits from early childhood through late life, but most research focuses on either adolescence or adulthood. A life course framework highlights continuity and change in social ties and health habits over the long term.
- Debra J Umberson, Robert Crosnoe, Corinne Reczek
- 10.1146/annurev-soc-070308-120011
- 2010
- 2010/08/08
4 days ago · This study examines the independent and interactive effects of perceived social support (positive ties) and relational stress (negative ties) on loneliness in later life. To that end, we differentiate the sources of social support, tap multiple items to measure relational stress, and analyze a large cross-national dataset containing probability samples of older adults across 28 countries ( N = 12,449).
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.
