기사
Social Network Types Among Older Adults: A Multidimensional Approach /
- 개인저자
- Fiori, Katherine L. ;, Smith, Jacqui ;, Antonucci, Toni C.
- 수록페이지
- p322-p330
- 발행일자
- 2007.11.27
- 출판사
- The Gerontological Society of America
초록
[영문]Theories of social relations suggest that individuals' personal networks reflect multiple aspects of relationships, and that different constellations are more or less supportive of well-being. Using data from the Berlin Aging Study (N = 516; age, M = 85 years), we derived network types that reflect information about structure, function, and quality, and we examined their association with well-being. A cluster analysis revealed six network types: diverse?supported, family focused, friend focused?supported, friend focused?unsupported, restricted?nonfriends?unsatisfied, and restricted?nonfamily?unsupported. Well-being was predicted differentially by the six types. Although the oldest-old individuals (85 years of age or older) were overrepresented in the friend-focused?supported and restricted types, age did not moderate the association of types with well-being. A holistic consideration of structure, function, and quality of social networks in old age offers unique insights.