The Effects of Income on Depression among Older Adults - Focusing on the Moderating Effects of Social Capital -

The Associations between income, informal social networks, and health among older adults in South Korea: A multi‐group analysis based on the level of age‐friendly environments

“…In fact, due to the fact that participants of an elderly job creation program in South Korea mainly involving volunteer services and employment programs reported better health as well as increases in both income and social participation (Khang, ), expanding and enhancing such programs to involve older adults in their communities more may prove useful. Senior community welfare centers which provide physical, psychosocial, and cultural resources for older adults with lower incomes can also contribute to the development of new social networks and reduce their social isolation through various hobby, leisure, and education programs (Kim, Ju, et al, ). These efforts should be customized based on the needs and circumstances of individual older adults in order to be more effective and efficient.…”

“…What is especially noteworthy about these results is that they support the divergence hypothesis on health in later life by emphasizing the important role of accumulative disadvantages associated with a general lack of resources over the course of an adult life (Prus, ), which calls for more research attention to the association between income and health among older adults. In addition, there has been a series of studies empirically examining the ways in which income and material deprivation negatively affect depression during this period (Kim & Han, ; Kim, Joo, & Chung, ; Lee & Kim, ).…”