Social Activities and Health of Korean Elderly Women by Age Groups

Kim, Ju-Hyun; Kim, Minhye; Kim, Joongbaeck

doi:10.1080/03601277.2012.730454

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“…The replacement of time spent at work with more leisure-orientated activities in later life may ensure the psychological benefit of social engagement is sustained over the retirement transition. Social activity can also affect physical and mental health outcomes by enabling people to deal with emotional feelings and improving coping abilities in stressful situations [ 76 , 77 , 78 ]. Finally, social activity that requires physical exertion can improve physiological functions, such as cardiovascular health and immune function [ 74 ].…”

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Class and Health Inequality in Later Life: Patterns, Mechanisms and Implications for Policy

Nazroo

2017

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The growth of the post-retirement population, which has occurred as a result of rapid growth in life expectancy coupled with the ageing of the baby boomer cohort, has led to significant concern. This concern, however, typically neglects the heterogeneity of later life experiences and how these are patterned by inequalities that reflect how process of social stratification continue to operate into later life. This paper draws on a programme of work, based on analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, to empirically examine questions of inequality in later life. It begins by illustrating the patterning of health inequality. It then investigates the importance of later life contexts and events in shaping inequality through and after the retirement process. In doing so it examines the extent to which later life continues to reflect stable social structures that shape inequalities and, consequently, health and wellbeing in later life. The paper then illustrates how the effects of socioeconomic position on health in later life can be theorised as a product of class processes, borrowing in part from Bourdieu. Other dimensions of inequality, such as gender, ethnicity, area and sexuality, are not discussed here. The paper concludes with a discussion of the need for a close focus on inequalities in later life in research, policy and practice.

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Class and Health Inequality in Later Life: Patterns, Mechanisms and Implications for Policy

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2017

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“…We used a five-point scale for educational attainment because suicidal ideation varies by educational levels (Yen et al, 2005). Because labor-market participation may help older adults feel a sense of accomplishment and form relationships with colleagues (Kim, Kim & Kim, 2013), making them more resilient in stressful situations, we created a dummy variable to indicate whether respondents are employed.…”

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Living arrangements and suicidal ideation among the Korean older adults

Kim

Lee

2015

Aging & Mental Health

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Objectives This study examines how living arrangements are associated with suicidal ideation for older adults in South Korea, which has the highest suicide rate among OECD countries, and a particularly high suicide rate for older persons. Methods Analyzing a sample of 5,795 women and 3,758 men aged 65 and older from a nationwide representative cross-sectional data set, we examined how many older adults think about suicide over a one-year period, why they think about suicide, and whether living arrangements are associated with suicidal ideation. Results About one out of twelve respondents in our sample reported suicidal ideation. While women and men did not differ in the prevalence of suicidal ideation, women attributed their suicidal feelings to health problems, while men attributed theirs to economic difficulties. Logistic regression results indicated that living arrangements are associated with suicidal ideation for men but not women. Older men living with a spouse were less likely to have suicidal ideation than older men with other living arrangements (i.e., living alone, living with children without spouse, living with spouse and others). Conclusions Our results highlight the importance of living arrangements to older men’s suicidal ideation. We discuss gender differences in the implications of living arrangements to suicidal ideation within the context of Confucian culture.

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“…While studies on aging generally involve more women than men, the present review identified a number of studies with a higher proportion of men than women 9,16,21,26 . In addition, some studies investigated only women or only men 19,[28][29][30][31][32] . These aspects may influence the results presented by these studies especially in relation to the social engagement of the elderly persons.…”

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“…The trajectory of increasing levels of social engagement in old age was described by three studies 17,21,32 . These results may have been influenced by the methods used to measure social participation, as depending on the social activity or instrument used, certain trajectories may be favored.…”

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Trajectories of social participation in old age: a systematic literature review

Pinto

Néri

2017

Rev. bras. geriatr. gerontol.

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Objective: the present study aimed to identify patterns of social participation in old age and the theories used to explain them. Method: A systematic review was performed using the Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE / PUBMED), Scientific Electronic Library Online (Scielo) and Web of Science (ISI Web of Knowledge) databases. The keywords used were: social participation, social engagement, social involvement and social activities; combined with seniors, the elderly, older adults, older people and aging. Research was performed between January and February. Results: thirty-one longitudinal studies on social participation among old and healthy middle-aged adults were included for analysis. In three studies social engagement levels increased, especially at the beginning of old age (up to 75 years). Twenty-one studies presented results that described the reduction of social engagement levels in old age, and five studies found that there was no change in levels of social involvement. The most used theories were: the activity theory, the social disengagement theory, the continuity theory and the theory of socioemotional selectivity. Conclusion: the results point to the need for reflection on what is envisioned and what is practiced in terms of policies and practices aimed at achieving successful aging. Future attempts should include not only incentives to remain active, but a description of factors that influence the social disengagement associated with poor adaptation in old age.

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Social Activities and Health of Korean Elderly Women by Age Groups

Cited by 22 publications

References 37 publications

Class and Health Inequality in Later Life: Patterns, Mechanisms and Implications for Policy

Class and Health Inequality in Later Life: Patterns, Mechanisms and Implications for Policy

Living arrangements and suicidal ideation among the Korean older adults

Trajectories of social participation in old age: a systematic literature review

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