Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 2014 Health, Education, and Retirement over the Prolonged Life Cycle
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Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 2014 Health, Education, and Retirement over the Prolonged Life Cycle
ISSN 1728-4414
Print Edition ISSN 1728-5305 Online Edition ISBN 978-3-7001-7948-1 Print Edition ISBN 978-3-7001-7924-5 Online Edition
doi:10.1553/populationyearbook2014
Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 2014 2015, 210 Seiten, 24x17cm, broschiert
Heather Booth,
Pilar Rioseco,
Heather Crawford
S. 23 - 52 doi:10.1553/populationyearbook2014s23 Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
Abstract: Few studies of the association between social networks (SN), social support (SS), and self-rated health (SRH) address the role of demography in determining that association. Yet demography defines social-structural context, differentiates family from friend networks, and influences network structures. This study examines the SN-SRH association through cross-cutting analyses of four demographically defined groups (Males, Females, Partnered, Unpartnered) and three networks (Family, Friend, Group). By distinguishing between ‘healthy’ and ‘unhealthy’ samples, the underlying causal mechanisms are explored. The positive causal effect of SN on SRH is almost entirely confined to the healthy. In this sample, Friend SN is operational among Females and the Partnered, and Group SN is operational amongMales. In the unhealthy sample, reverse causation accounts for all but a weak positive effect of Group SN on the SRH of the Partnered, while worse SRH among Females has the causal effect of greater emotional SS through confiding in friends. Among the Unpartnered, only the effect of SRH on confiding in family members is significant. The findings call into question the validity of studies which assume only positive causation, and underline the importance of demographic differentiation of both population and networks for understanding the SN-SRH association. Published Online: 2015/12/22 15:12:26 Object Identifier: 0xc1aa5576 0x00329f7a Rights: .
Introduction - Health, education, and retirement over the prolonged life cycle: a
selective survey of recent research (Michael Kuhn, Alexia Prskawetz, Uwe Sunde)
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