Gender differences of social interactions and their effects on subjective well-being among Japanese elders

Okabayashi, Hideki; Hougham, Gavin W.

doi:10.1080/13607863.2013.788997

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“…In a cross-classification analysis of equivalised income and frequency of meeting friends, we found that meeting friends was associated with frequency of laughter for both men and women. A previous study of older Japanese participants indicated that friendship was important for subjective well-being, 36 in accord with the notion that friendship decreases loneliness and anxiety, and increases happiness. 37 These findings suggest that meeting friends leads to more opportunities for laughter.…”

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“… 18 Coming into contact with others is considered to be important to subjective well-being. 36 Thus, it is possible that wealthier people laugh more frequently because they have more opportunities to meet others. Therefore, we examined the influence of social relationship factors and family structure on the relationship between equivalised income and the frequency of laughter.…”

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Impact of social relationships on income–laughter relationships among older people: the JAGES cross-sectional study

Imai

Nagai²,

Ohira³

et al. 2018

BMJ Open

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ObjectivesLaughter has a positive and quantifiable effect on certain aspects of health, and previous studies have suggested that income influences the emotion. However, it is unknown whether social relationship-related factors modify the association between equivalised income and laughter among older people. In the present study, we examined the relationship between equivalised income and the frequency of laughter. In addition, we examined the impact of social relationship-related factors on the association between equivalised income and frequency of laughter using a cross-sectional study design.DesignCross-sectional study and binomial regression analysis.SettingWe sampled from 30 municipalities in Japan.ParticipantsWe examined 20 752 non-disabled Japanese individuals aged ≥65 years using data from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study.Primary outcomeFrequency of laughter.ResultsLaughter increased significantly with an increase in equivalent income (p for trend <0.0001). Prevalence ratios (PR) for laughing almost every day were calculated according to quartile equivalised income after adjusting for age, instrumental activities of daily living, depression, frequency of meeting friends, number of social groups and family structure. The results revealed that PRs in Q4 (men; ≥€24 420, women; ≥€21 154) were 1.21 (95% CI 1.13 to 1.30) among men and 1.14 (95% CI 1.08 to 1.20) among women, as compared with Q1 (men; <€12 041, women; <€9518), respectively. After excluding participants with depression, the association remained significant. In addition, we found inadequate social relationships and living alone were associated with a lower frequency of laughter. In comparison with the lowest equivalent income with meeting friends less frequently and living alone, the PRs of the highest equivalent income with meeting friends frequently and living with someone were higher, respectively.ConclusionsThe results revealed a significant relationship between equivalent income and the frequency of laughter. Social relationships and family structure were also associated with the frequency of laughter.

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Impact of social relationships on income–laughter relationships among older people: the JAGES cross-sectional study

Imai

Nagai²,

Ohira³

et al. 2018

BMJ Open

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“…Other studies have reported that casual conversation with others induces laughter, 39 and that friendship plays an important role in subjective well-being, loneliness, anxiety and happiness. 40 41 Therefore, it can be deduced that one of the main reasons for the association between social interactions and the frequency of laughter is that an increase in meeting others with a greater variety of social interactions leads to more opportunities to laugh. Laughter is one of the social activities between human relationships.…”

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Does variety of social interactions associate with frequency of laughter among older people? The JAGES cross-sectional study

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ObjectiveSeveral studies have reported that laughter is associated with health benefits. In addition, social interactions, such as social relationships, social participation and so forth, have shown the association with not only health but also individual emotion. In this study, we conducted a cross-sectional study to examine the association between variety of social interactions and the frequency of laughter.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingSampled from 30 municipalities in Japan.ParticipantsNon-disabled Japanese men (n=11 439) and women (n=13 159) aged ≥65 years using data from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study, which was conducted during October to December in 2013.Primary outcome measuresLaughing almost every day by self-reported questionnaire.ResultsPoisson regression analysis with robust error variance was used to calculate prevalence ratios (PRs) for laughing almost every day according to each social relationship and its potential community-level environmental determinants. The prevalence of laughing almost every day tended to increase with increased variety in each social interaction after adjusting, instrumental activities of daily living, number of living together, working status, depression, self-reported economic status and residence year. Among men and women, multivariate-adjusted PRs (95% CIs) by comparing participants with the highest and lowest categories were 1.18 (1.04 to 1.35) and 1.16 (1.04 to 1.29) in positive life events; 1.26 (1.10 to 1.45) and 1.09 (0.96 to 1.24) in perceived positive changes in the area; 1.15 (1.04 to 1.28) and 1.17 (1.07 to 1.28) in social participations; 2.23 (1.57 to 3.16) and 1.47 (1.02 to 2.12) in social relationships and 1.25 (1.08 to 1.45) and 1.29 (1.15 to 1.45) in positive built environments. These associations were also preserved after the restriction of participants who were not in depression.ConclusionsThis study shows that a greater variety of each social relationships and the potential community-level environmental determinants are associated with higher frequencies of laughter in Japan.

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“…2011; Gow ym. 2013), elämään tyytyväisyyttä (Okabayashia & Hougham 2014), ja sosiaalisten suhteiden tiedetään vaikuttavan jopa kuolleisuuteen (Giles ym. 2005).…”

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COVID19-virus mullisti maailman nopeasti keväällä 2020. Maaliskuussa vaikutukset iskivät voimalla Suomeen, jossa valmisteltiin ja toteutettiin pikaisesti valmiuslaki. Valmiuslaissa yhtenä toimenpiteenä viruksen torjumiseksi asetettiin vierailukielto sosiaali- ja terveydenhuollon yksiköihin, ikäihmisten asumispalvelut mukaan lukien. Aiemman tutkimuksen perusteella vierailuilla tiedetään olevan suuri merkitys sekä hoivakotien asukkaiden että vierailevien läheisten hyvinvoinnille. Me halusimme tutkia, millaisin keinoin yhteyttä hoivakodissa asuvaan omaiseen on pidetty vierailukiellon aikana, miten vierailukielto on vaikuttanut hoivakotiasukkaiden läheisiin, ja mitä oppia läheisten kokemuksista voitaisiin saada tulevaisuutta ajatellen. Tutkimuksen aineistona on 28 läheisiltä saatua sähköpostikirjettä, joille tehtiin laadullista sisällönanalyysiä. Vaikka uusien viestintäteknologioiden käyttöönotto on parantanut tiedonkulkua hoivakodeissa, on huoli omaisen tilanteesta ja epätietoisuus vierailukielon kestosta heikentänyt läheisten hyvinvointia. Tulevaisuutta ajatellen tärkeää oppia saatiin siitä, että varmuusvarastojen suunnittelussa kannattaa huomioida sosiaaliset tekijät lääketieteellisten lisäksi. Tuloksillaan tutkimus osallistuu hoivakotien toiminnan kehittämiseen ja vanhojen ihmisten yhteiskunnallisesta asemasta käytävään keskusteluun.

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Gender differences of social interactions and their effects on subjective well-being among Japanese elders

Cited by 70 publications

References 37 publications

Impact of social relationships on income–laughter relationships among older people: the JAGES cross-sectional study

Impact of social relationships on income–laughter relationships among older people: the JAGES cross-sectional study

Does variety of social interactions associate with frequency of laughter among older people? The JAGES cross-sectional study

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