期刊
JOURNAL OF WOMEN & AGING
卷 34, 期 6, 页码 719-730出版社
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2021.1951075
关键词
Gender; older adults; social networks; social support; older women
资金
- Israeli National Institute for Health Policy and Health Services Research [2016/22]
Social connections play a role in promoting wellbeing among older adults, with gender differences found in social network characteristics and social support. Older men tend to report higher levels of perceived tangible support, while older women have more strong social ties. The number of strong social ties is associated with increased sense of tangible support for older women, but not for men. The implications of cultivating elders' wellbeing considering gender differences are discussed.
Social connections have been found to promote wellbeing among older adults. Studies note gender differences in older adults' social network characteristics and aspects of social support. The present study examined gender differences in the association of social network characteristics (number of strong social ties) and perceived tangible support among a sample of elders (n = 278). Older men reported higher levels of perceived tangible support, while older women had more strong social ties. The number of strong social ties was associated with older women's, but not men's, increased sense of tangible support. Implications for cultivating elders' wellbeing respective of gender particularities are discussed.
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