Implications of Social and Material Deprivation for Changes in Health of Older People

Myck, Michał; Najsztub, Mateusz; Oczkowska, Monika

doi:10.1177/0898264319826417

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“…We contribute to this aim by analyzing material and social deprivation separately rather than as a single hardship indicator. 69 This strategy allows us to evaluate their different weight in affecting elderly well-being and to conceive of social policy measures to remove obstacles for healthy aging and to increase individual well-being.…”

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The Effect of Material and Social Deprivation on Well-Being of Elderly in Europe

Terraneo

2020

Int J Health Serv

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In this work, attention is paid to 2 explanatory factors of successful aging. The first is material deprivation. There is growing evidence that poverty is associated with the onset of physical and mental disorders and, broadly, with aspects such as life satisfaction and happiness. The second factor is social deprivation. Social exclusion affects health due to lack of emotional and concrete support; moreover, participation in social activities among older people is associated with greater longevity and a lower risk of disability. The study describes the effect of material and social deprivation on depression (measured through the EURO-D scale) and quality of life (through CASP-12 scale), for individuals aged 50 and older in 14 European countries. Data is derived from Wave 5 of the SHARE project. To estimate the effect of material and social deprivation on outcomes and to determine whether it is moderated by the country in which people live, we apply 2 multi-group path models, respectively, for people aged 65 or younger and for those aged 66 years or older. Findings indicate that higher material and social deprivation is associated with greater levels of stress and worse quality of life. The effect of social deprivation would be stronger than that of material deprivation, and this result seems to be valid in all countries considered, although their intensity varies significantly between them.

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The Effect of Material and Social Deprivation on Well-Being of Elderly in Europe

Terraneo

2020

Int J Health Serv

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“…This is done by taking a sample of respondents who did not show any signs of loneliness in wave 5 (see Table 24.1) and examining the role of various factors on the probability of falling into loneliness by wave 6 (see Table 24.2). With this approach -through the differences in loneliness scores between the waves -we account for some of the so called "fixed effects" which might affect both material conditions and loneliness and as a result bias the examined relationship (for another application of this approach see Myck et al 2019).…”

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Two Dimensions of Social Exclusion: Economic Deprivation and Dynamics of Loneliness During Later Life in Europe

Myck

Waldegrave

Dahlberg

2021

International Perspectives on Aging

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We contribute to the discussion on social exclusion interrelationships by examining the relationship between material conditions and loneliness, as one potential marker of connections between the social and economic domain. Our analysis focuses on a sample of individuals aged 50+ in the Survey of Health Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). In its 5th wave, the survey was extended to include specific items related to economic and social deprivation. We use this extended information on material conditions and examine how it correlates with the level and dynamics of a composite loneliness measure at the time of wave 5 and between wave 5 and 6 of the survey (undertaken in 2013 and 2015, respectively). In order to isolate the effect of material deprivation on loneliness, regression analyses include an extensive set of control variables. The analyses show a strong and significant relationship between material deprivation, and both the level of loneliness and deterioration in the loneliness status.

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“…In Study 1, deprivation was conceptualized at the "administrative area" level, meaning that this indicator was built upon participants' area of residence and aggregated on the basis of several indicators related to the area (Ellaway et al, 2012). In Study 2, deprivation was assessed at an "individual" level, using two self-reported perceived indicators: material deprivation (e.g., having access to necessary groceries, clothes) and social deprivation (e.g., relatedness with people in the local area, vandalism) (Myck et al, 2020).…”

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Gender Moderates the Mediating Pathway between Social Deprivation, Body Mass Index and Physical Activity

Maltagliati

Saoudi

Sarrazin

et al. 2022

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Physical activity is unequally practiced across populations: relative to more privileged individuals, deprived people are less likely to be physically active. However, pathways underlying the association between deprivation and physical activity remain overlooked. Here, we examined whether the association between several indicators of deprivation (administrative area deprivation and self-reported individual material and social deprivation) and physical activity was mediated by body mass index (BMI). In addition, consistent with an intersectional perspective, we tested whether this mediating pathway was moderated by participants’ gender and we hypothesized that the mediating effect of BMI would be stronger among women, relative to men. We used two independent large-scale studies to test the proposed pathways cross-sectionally and prospectively. In a first sample composed of 5,723 British adults (Study 1), BMI partly mediated the cross-sectional association between administrative area deprivation and self-reported physical activity. Moreover, relative to men, the detrimental effect of deprivation on BMI was exacerbated among women, with BMI mediating 3.1% of the association between deprivation and physical activity among women (vs 1.5% among men). In a second sample composed of 8,358 European older adults (Study 2), our results confirmed the findings observed in Study 1: BMI partly mediated the prospective association between perceived material and social deprivation and self-reported physical activity. Moreover, compared to men, the effect of deprivation on BMI was more pronounced among women, with BMI respectively mediating 8.1% and 3.4% of the association between material and social deprivation and physical activity among women (vs 1.3% and 1.2% among men). These findings suggest that BMI partly explained the detrimental association between deprivation and physical activity, with this effect being stronger among women. Our study highlights the need to further consider how gender may shape the mechanisms behind the association between disadvantaged socio-economic circumstances and physical activity.

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Implications of Social and Material Deprivation for Changes in Health of Older People

Cited by 15 publications

References 39 publications

The Effect of Material and Social Deprivation on Well-Being of Elderly in Europe

The Effect of Material and Social Deprivation on Well-Being of Elderly in Europe

Two Dimensions of Social Exclusion: Economic Deprivation and Dynamics of Loneliness During Later Life in Europe

Gender Moderates the Mediating Pathway between Social Deprivation, Body Mass Index and Physical Activity

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