Social Contact with Family and Relatives and Happiness: Does the Association Vary with Defamilialization?

Akaeda, Naoki

doi:10.1093/esr/jcx088

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“…Efforts have been made to explain the variations from a social policy standpoint. The positive relationship between the frequency of contact with family and relatives appears to be stronger in countries with greater public social expenditures on family benefits and services; Korea spends the least on family benefits and services out of 22 countries studied [ 18 ].…”

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The relative importance of friendship to happiness increases with age

2023

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Happiness is predicted by social relationships in general and contact frequency in particular. This study aims to examine if the relative importance of social contacts with the closest family/relative, friend, and neighbor in happiness changes with advancing age. We used data for all participants aged 19 years and older (n = 229,099) in the 2019 Community Health Survey, which measured the frequency of contact with the closest relative/family, neighbor, and friend among a representative sample of Koreans between August 16 and October 31, 2019. The Shapley value decomposition method was used to measure the relative importance of each predictor of happiness. Overall, contact frequency was positively associated with happiness (p<0.001). The relative importance value of contact with the closest family, neighbor, and friend to happiness increased from 4.70%, 3.98%, and 7.35%, respectively, in the 19–29 years group to 8.09%, 4.44%, and 11.00%, respectively, in the 60 years and older group. Frequent interactions with the closest friend could have a greater impact on happiness in old age than those with the closest family and neighbor.

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“…Nonetheless, there is evidence that the intensity of friendship, as measured by contact frequency, plays an important role in life satisfaction [ 17 ]. According to an analysis of data from 22 countries, the frequency of contact with family, relatives, and friends was a strong predictor of happiness [ 18 ].…”

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The relative importance of friendship to happiness increases with age

2023

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“…Individuals, especially after marriage, are expected to maintain frequent contact and remain committed to members of their extended family (Fogiel-Bijaoui & Rutlinger-Reiner, 2013). A recent comparative study demonstrated that Israel has the highest rate of involvement with relatives among the OECD countries (Akaeda, 2018).…”

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Boundary issues in the experience of grandparenting a preterm grandchild

2022

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Objective The aim of this study is to examine the experience of grandparenting a preterm grandchild up to first year after the birth, in the Israeli context. Background The birth of a preterm infant has an impact on the entire family, including grandparents. Although preterm birth is very common, thus far, there are only a few published studies about grandparents of premature infants. Method The study was designed and conducted according to the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis method. In‐depth semi‐structured interviews were conducted with 13 grandparents ages 54–72 years. Results Results indicated that the issue of boundaries was the core category and yielded three subthemes: (1) internal boundaries—our experience or internalized prematurity, (2) interpersonal boundaries—my grandchild and me, and (3) external boundaries between the medical facility and the grandparents—the omnipotent NICU (neonatal intensive care unit). Conclusions The current research demonstrates the importance of focusing on grandparents of premature infants as individuals in need of support, as well as an important resource for the immediate family of the baby. Implications This should be taken into consideration in visiting policies and delivery of psychosocial services in NICUs.

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Emigration, Friends, and Social Integration: The Determinants and Development of Friendship Network Size After Arrival

Décieux

Mörchen

2021

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Friendships can be interpreted as voluntary relationships between individuals and characterised as relatively amorphous bond. Since migration usually diversifies people’s social bonds, it can be suggested that in this context friendships have to be reconfigured. Even though friendships are important for societal integration and related to individual well-being, migration research has treated friendships as a side issue. This chapter aims to narrow this gap by answering three questions: Are there significant differences between emigrants and non-mobiles in their number of close friends? What are important factors influencing emigrants’ number of close friends abroad? How does this number develop during the first years after emigration? Based on data from the German Emigration and Remigration Panel Study and the German Socio-Economic Panel, the results show that emigrants have more friends than non-mobiles. Additionally, we find that individual characteristics and cultural distance between emigrant and host society or the intension to stay in the emigration country are significantly related to emigrants’ friendship network size. Furthermore, we find that identification with the emigration country is the most influential factor on the size of the friendship networks during the first 2 years after arrival. Our results also provide some evidence that there is an optimal size of the close-friendship-network.

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Social Contact with Family and Relatives and Happiness: Does the Association Vary with Defamilialization?

Cited by 7 publications

References 40 publications

The relative importance of friendship to happiness increases with age

The relative importance of friendship to happiness increases with age

Boundary issues in the experience of grandparenting a preterm grandchild

Emigration, Friends, and Social Integration: The Determinants and Development of Friendship Network Size After Arrival

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