Gender differences on the impacts of social exclusion on mortality among older Japanese: AGES cohort study

Saito, Masashige; Kondo, Naoki; Kondo, Katsunori; Ojima, Toshiyuki; Hirai, Hiroshi

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.04.006

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“…Given this, it is not surprising that social isolation is a well-known determinant of health deterioration. [18][19][20][21][22] Therefore, insofar as eating alone is deemed a risk factor for mental illness, this is probably ultimately based on social isolation.…”

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Association of Eating Alone With Depression Among Older Adults Living Alone: Role of Poor Social Networks

Sakurai

Kawai

Suzuki

et al. 2021

Journal of Epidemiology

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Objectives: Eating alone is associated with an increased risk of depression symptoms. This association may be confounded by poor social networks. The present study aimed to determine the role of poor social networks in the association of eating alone with depression symptoms, focusing on cohabitation status. Methods: Seven hundred and ten community-dwelling older adults were categorized according to their eating style and social network size, evaluated using an abbreviated version of the Lubben Social Network Scale, with poor social network size (defined as the lowest quartile). Living arrangements and depression symptoms, detected using the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale, were also assessed. Results: A mixed-design two-way analysis of covariance (eating style and social network size factors) for the depression scale score, adjusted by covariates, yielded significant effects of social network size and eating style without interaction. Greater depression scores were observed in eating alone and poor social network size. Analysis of participants living with others showed the same results. However, among older adults living alone, only a significant main effect of social network size was observed; poor social network size resulted in greater depression scores irrespective of eating style. Conclusions: Poor social network size, and not eating alone, was associated with greater depression symptoms among older adults living alone, whereas both factors may increase depression symptoms among older adults living with others. Poor social network size may show a stronger influence on depression than eating alone in older adults living alone; thus, social network size is an important health indicator.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Association of Eating Alone With Depression Among Older Adults Living Alone: Role of Poor Social Networks

Sakurai

Kawai

Suzuki

et al. 2021

Journal of Epidemiology

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“…2013; Saito et al . 2012; Thomas 2011 b ). The inconclusive findings from the literature are, in part, a consequence of the many different ways social activity has been measured.…”

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“…Older people who are withdrawn from social activities are shown to be at greater risk of mortality (Agahi and Parker 2008; Saito et al . 2012; Steptoe et al . 2013 b ), disability (James et al .…”

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Short- and long-term determinants of social detachment in later life

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The benefits of engagement with social activities on health and wellbeing are widely reported by gerontologists. Less is known, however, about what drives withdrawal from and re-engagement with social activities in later life. This is an important area of research which has direct implications for public policies that aim to ensure equitable outcomes among older adults. Much of the existing literature supports continuity theory which assumes people will not alter their level of social engagement as they age or after life-changing events. This paper uses data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing over an eight-year period (2002–2010) to determine the effect of short-term changes in marital, employment and health status over an initial four-year period on the dynamics of social detachment over the following four years. We control for underlying socio-economic disadvantages built up during the lifecourse and find that these effects, including poor education, wealth and health, are the most important determinants of persistent detachment from social activities as well as movement into and out of social detachment. The effects are consistent in men and women. The effects of short-term changes in marital and employment status have little effect on social detachment. Recent deterioration in health, however, predicted movement into social detachment, which implies the relationship between health and social detachment is reciprocal.

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“…Dolayısıyla, mutluluğu açıklama üzerine yapılan tanımların oldukça geniş olduğu söylenebilir. Mutluluğa bir duygu (emotion) olarak bakılırsa, temel 7 duygudan biridir ve duygu tanımının doğası gereği bir anda ve hızlıca (saniyenin onda biri gibi bir süre) meydana gelir (7)(8)(9). Pozitif psikolojinin mutluluk tanımı ise bu açıklamadan biraz farklıdır; mutluluk daha çok duygunun, duygudurum (mood) ya da duygulanım (affect) haline gelmesini ifade etmektedir.…”

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Yaşlıda ruh sağlığını koruma-pozitif psikoloji ve müdahale yöntemleri

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2016

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ÖzPozitif psikoloji, insan davranışının, bozulanı tamir eden hastalık modeli çerçevesinde açıklanmasına karşı çıkan yeni bir psikoloji yaklaşımıdır. Bu yaklaşım, normal insan davranışının olumlu bireysel özelliklerine odaklanmaktadır. Bu doğrultuda, hayatı yaşamaya değer kılan değer ve deneyimlerle ilgilenmektedir. Buna göre, mutluluk, iyi-oluş, özgecilik, yaşam doyumu, iyimserlik en çok merak edilen araştırma konuları olmuştur. Pozitif psikoloji sadece normal insan davranışı hakkında bilgi sağlamaz, aynı zamanda müdahale yöntemleri geliştirerek, ruh sağlığının korunmasına yönelik önerilerde bulunur. Mutluluk, iyi-oluş ve yaşam doyumunu arttırmak için geliştirilen bu yöntemler, yaşlı bireylerin ruh sağlığını korumak için de uygulanmaktadır. Bu yazının amacı, yaşlı bireyler için ruh sağlığının korunmasına yönelik pozitif psikoloji yaklaşımı ve müdahalelerinin etkili olup olmadığını göstermektir. Birinci bölümde, pozitif psikolojinin temel varsayımları, tarihçesi ve araştırma alanlarından bahsedilmekte, ikinci ve üçüncü bölümlerde temel kavramlar olan mutluluk ve iyi oluş, ruh sağlığı korunması açısından tartışılmakta, son bölümde de yaşlı için pozitif psikoloji müdahale yöntemleri, ilgili literatür doğrultusunda sunulmaktadır.Anahtar Sözcükler: Pozitif psikoloji, mutluluk, iyi oluş, yaşlı, müdahale yöntemleri. Abstract Positive psychology is a new psychology approach which is opposed to explain human behaviour within a disease model framework that repairing damage. This approach, focuses on the positive individual traits of normal human behaviour. In this context, it is concerned with the experiences, virtues that

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Gender differences on the impacts of social exclusion on mortality among older Japanese: AGES cohort study

Cited by 63 publications

References 31 publications

Association of Eating Alone With Depression Among Older Adults Living Alone: Role of Poor Social Networks

Association of Eating Alone With Depression Among Older Adults Living Alone: Role of Poor Social Networks

Short- and long-term determinants of social detachment in later life

Yaşlıda ruh sağlığını koruma-pozitif psikoloji ve müdahale yöntemleri

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