Social Network Types and Depressive Symptoms among Older Korean Men and Women

This study explores the social network types of older Korean men and women, and the relationship of those networks to depressive symptoms. A population of 4608 older adults who participated in the Living Profiles of Older People Survey (LPOPS) were included in the study. Seven criterion variables—ma...

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Autores principales:	Kyung-Won Choi, Gyeong-Suk Jeon
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	social network types depressive symptoms older adults Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:94ff7670f5564bbcbaa7eb7e401263232021-11-11T16:19:42ZSocial Network Types and Depressive Symptoms among Older Korean Men and Women10.3390/ijerph1821111751660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/94ff7670f5564bbcbaa7eb7e401263232021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11175https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601This study explores the social network types of older Korean men and women, and the relationship of those networks to depressive symptoms. A population of 4608 older adults who participated in the Living Profiles of Older People Survey (LPOPS) were included in the study. Seven criterion variables—marital status, living arrangements, frequency of contact with children, close friends, and close relatives, participation in social activities, and total network size—were included in a K-means cluster analysis. Multivariable logistic regression analysis of the impact of social network type on depressive symptoms was conducted. We identified two “diverse type” social networks (diverse-married and diverse-unmarried) in women, and one diverse type and one “social-activity-focused type” network in men. Family focused type and two “restricted type” social networks (restricted-couple-focused, and restricted-unmarried) were identified in both men and women. The restricted-unmarried and restricted-couple-focused networks were associated with more depressive symptoms in both men and women. However, the family focused type was associated with more depressive symptoms only in women. The results indicated that social network types, and their impact on depressive symptoms, differ by gender. There is a need for further research on gender differences in the social network types of older adults across diverse cultures.Kyung-Won ChoiGyeong-Suk JeonMDPI AGarticlesocial network typesdepressive symptomsolder adultsMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11175, p 11175 (2021)
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spellingShingle	social network types depressive symptoms older adults Medicine R Kyung-Won Choi Gyeong-Suk Jeon Social Network Types and Depressive Symptoms among Older Korean Men and Women
description	This study explores the social network types of older Korean men and women, and the relationship of those networks to depressive symptoms. A population of 4608 older adults who participated in the Living Profiles of Older People Survey (LPOPS) were included in the study. Seven criterion variables—marital status, living arrangements, frequency of contact with children, close friends, and close relatives, participation in social activities, and total network size—were included in a K-means cluster analysis. Multivariable logistic regression analysis of the impact of social network type on depressive symptoms was conducted. We identified two “diverse type” social networks (diverse-married and diverse-unmarried) in women, and one diverse type and one “social-activity-focused type” network in men. Family focused type and two “restricted type” social networks (restricted-couple-focused, and restricted-unmarried) were identified in both men and women. The restricted-unmarried and restricted-couple-focused networks were associated with more depressive symptoms in both men and women. However, the family focused type was associated with more depressive symptoms only in women. The results indicated that social network types, and their impact on depressive symptoms, differ by gender. There is a need for further research on gender differences in the social network types of older adults across diverse cultures.
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author	Kyung-Won Choi Gyeong-Suk Jeon
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title	Social Network Types and Depressive Symptoms among Older Korean Men and Women
title_short	Social Network Types and Depressive Symptoms among Older Korean Men and Women
title_full	Social Network Types and Depressive Symptoms among Older Korean Men and Women
title_fullStr	Social Network Types and Depressive Symptoms among Older Korean Men and Women
title_full_unstemmed	Social Network Types and Depressive Symptoms among Older Korean Men and Women
title_sort	social network types and depressive symptoms among older korean men and women
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
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Social Network Types and Depressive Symptoms among Older Korean Men and Women

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