2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Study of different effects of social relationships onelderly well-being
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21530649
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Social welfare and social work studies
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| Research Institution | Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital and Institute of Gerontology |
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Principal Investigator |
KOBAYASHI Erika 地方独立行政法人東京都健康長寿医療センター(東京都健康長寿医療センター研究所), 東京都健康長寿医療センター研究所, 主任研究員 (10311408)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
FUKAYA Taro 地方独立行政法人東京都健康長寿医療センター, 東京都健康長寿医療センター研究所, 研究助手 (80312289)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | 高齢者 / 社会的ネットワーク / ジェンダー / 生活満足度 / 抑うつ / 社会参加 |
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| Research Abstract |
This study examined how the effects of social relationships on psychological well-being(WB) among the elderly differed by personal attributes such as gender and age. Review on previous research and results of secondary analyses on survey data show that quantity of social relationships and their relationship with WB differ by gender, but there are further differences due to type of social relationship and WB indices. Among elderly males, the results also differed greatly due to existence of spouse. Compared to males, elderly females had more informal social contact with friends and neighbors, and these informal relationships including those with children showed stronger positive effects on life satisfaction. However, when depression was used as WBindex, the gender difference seen above was not observed. On the other hand, elderly males' WB tended to be higher due to formal social participation(i. e., participation in groups or volunteer activities). the effects of social relationships on WB may differ due to age and education as well, but data were insufficient and these factors need to be examined in future research.
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[Presentation] Age, Cohort, and Gender Differences in Social Networks among Japanese Older Adults : Findings from Japanese Longitudinal Study between 1987-20062011
Author(s)
Kobayashi, E., Fukaya, T., Shinkai, S., Akiyama, H., & Liang, J.
Organizer
The 64th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America
Place of Presentation
Boston
Year and Date
20111118-22
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