Health and Families

Carr, Deborah; Springer, Kristen W.; Williams, Kristi

doi:10.1002/9781118374085.ch13

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“…Despite its potential, social network analysis has been under-utilized in health research in ethno-racial minorities, especially African Americans. A broader limitation of network analyses within family research is their individual-level focus—one individual within the larger network (Carr, Springer, & Williams, 2014). This, unfortunately, limits our ability to better understand the structural effects of family and kin networks across individuals.…”

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“…The growth in the application of network analysis to study health was more apparent in public health research than in family research. In part, this reflects a limitation of the data collected for family research, where respondents answer questions on their own health, extant relations, as well as relationship quality (Carr et al, 2014). This type of data make it difficult to conduct epidemiological analyses of the structural effects of family networks if one approaches the network as a system of entities or nodes connected to like entities, for example, a person-by-person network.…”

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A Social Relations and Networks Perspective of Depressive Symptoms in Older African Americans Relative to Two Other Ethno-racial Groups

Kabo

Antonucci

Jackson

2019

Innovation in Aging

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Background and ObjectivesFamily ties and role relationships through their effects on exchanges of resources and social support are critical health contexts for older African Americans. We studied the influence of affect-based (positive or negative) social relations and respondent-role network centrality on depressive symptoms in older African Americans compared to two ethno-racial groups, Black Caribbeans and Non-Hispanic Whites.Research Design and MethodsWe used data from the multigenerational 2004 National Survey of American Life Family Connections across Generations and Nations Study (NSAL 3-Gen). For respondents aged 50 years or older, we used tie affect (positive or negative) to code family role relations and two-mode (where an entity or thing is connected to a different type of entity, here individuals are connected to role relations) family networks. We used survey linear regressions to probe the independent association of relations and networks on depressive symptoms among older African Americans as compared to Black Caribbeans and Non-Hispanic Whites.ResultsNegative and positive relations are significantly associated with depressive symptoms, but there were some ethno-racial differences. For example, the negative Father relation is significantly associated with greater depressive symptoms among African Americans, but not in Black Caribbeans and Non-Hispanic Whites. Negative two-mode networks (connections from individuals to role relations) are significantly associated with depressive symptoms among African Americans and in the two comparison ethno-racial groups, while there is no significant association between positive networks and depressive symptoms.Discussion and ImplicationsWe found that negative relations had larger effects on depressive symptoms than positive ones, and conversely that negative networks had larger effects than positive networks. Simultaneously modeling social relations and networks could potentially enhance our understanding of the links between social structure, and depressive symptoms among older adults in African American and other ethno-racial minorities.

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A Social Relations and Networks Perspective of Depressive Symptoms in Older African Americans Relative to Two Other Ethno-racial Groups

Kabo

Antonucci

Jackson

2019

Innovation in Aging

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“…The family has one of the most significant influences on individuals' health, as its high-quality close ties can provide economic, social, and psychological support (or constraints) that can enhance (or impede) the wellbeing of its members (Carr, Springer, & Williams, 2014). Family members can influence an individual's health via several forms of social support.…”

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Adult Children’s Education and Physiological Dysregulation Among Older Parents

Lee

2017

The Journals of Gerontology: Series B

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Objectives: Despite growing awareness that children's education benefits the health of older parents, the underlying mechanisms of this relationship are not well-understood. We investigated (a) the associations between children's education and biological functioning of parents, (b) psychosocial and behavioral factors that explain the associations, and (c) gendered patterns in the associations. Methods: Using longitudinal data from a nationally representative sample of older Taiwanese, we performed mediation analysis of the association between adult children's education and physiological dysregulation of their parents. Results: Offspring's schooling is inversely associated with parental inflammation after controlling for parental socioeconomic status and baseline health. Parents who have well-educated children report higher social standing and life satisfaction, experience fewer stressful events, and are more likely to engage in healthy behaviors related to smoking and diet. These factors moderately attenuate the associations between children's education and parental inflammation. There is no conclusive evidence that mothers and fathers benefit differently from having well-educated children. Discussion: Parents who devote family and personal resources to their offspring's schooling may have better biological profiles in later life. Well-educated children may promote their parents' wellbeing by strengthening perceived social status, reducing exposure to stressors, and encouraging a healthy lifestyle.

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“…A century of scientific research on the family-health nexus notwithstanding, the last decade has witnessed a renewed interest in elucidating the complex interplay of family, wellbeing and health. Several recent overview articles on the topic have appeared over the last decade, reflecting an attempt to sum up the main results from 'first-generation' research (Arránz Becker et al 2017;Carr/Springer 2010;Carr et al 2014;Hank/Steinbach 2018;Rapp/Klein 2015;Dolan et al 2008;Hansen 2012) and to point to persistent gaps in the literature and directions for future research. We take this as an indication that we are witnessing the emergence of a 'second-generation' era of research that more closely follows the well-known tenets of life course theory (Mayer 2009), according to which individuals actively take age-graded, path-dependent life course decisions based on their available material and intangible resources within specific sociohistorical contexts.…”

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“…Family is one of the main socialisation agents, shaping health perceptions and health behaviours, as well as happinessinducing habits of its members. Adults' own family formation behaviour and related transitions (e.g., marriage) have been shown to determine a plethora of health and well-being outcomes and, ultimately, mortality (Carr et al 2014;Zimmermann/Easterlin 2006). On the other hand, health and well-being themselves may have important implications for partnering and family development processes, because they signal fecundity and the ability to provide the necessary resources for maintaining a family (Stutzer/Frey 2006).…”

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