Social Integration Among Older Adults: A Focus on Socio-Demographic and Health Characteristics

dc.contributor.authorRajbhandari, Samjhana
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-16T18:23:27Z
dc.date.available2018-02-16T18:23:27Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractSocial integration is a multi-dimensional construct that is instrumental to healthy aging. The current study explores variation in older adults’ social integration based on socio-demographic variation (age, gender, education, marital status, and rurality) and health status (as measured by number of chronic illness and Activities of Daily Living). Participants included 416 older adults (aged 60+) from a small Midwestern metropolitan area. Results from two-stage hierarchical multiple regressions revealed associations between age, education, marital status and rurality and social integration, whereas gender was not associated with overall social integration. Instrumental ADLs were more consistently associated with social integration as compared to chronic health conditions. These findings highlight the multi-faceted nature of social integration in late-life. Implications and future directions are discussed. Keywords: social integration, aging, health.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10365/27577
dc.publisherNorth Dakota State University
dc.rightsNDSU Policy 190.6.2
dc.rights.urihttps://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf
dc.titleSocial Integration Among Older Adults: A Focus on Socio-Demographic and Health Characteristicsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
ndsu.advisorFuller-Iglesias, Heather
ndsu.collegeHuman Sciences and Educationen_US
ndsu.degreeMaster of Science (MS)en_US
ndsu.departmentHuman Development and Family Scienceen_US
ndsu.programHuman Development and Family Scienceen_US

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