Material, Health, and Social Vulnerability and Loneliness Among Older Adults: From the Welfare Regime Perspective.

IF 1.8 3区 社会学 Q2 GERONTOLOGY
Ji Young Kang, Oejin Shin, Sojung Park, Jihye Baek, Minyoung Kwak
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Abstract

Loneliness in later life is a significant global public health issue that negatively impacts well-being, life satisfaction, and mental health. This study investigates how material, health, and social vulnerabilities contribute to loneliness among older adults using a welfare regime framework. It examines the link between vulnerability and loneliness in the United States, Korea, Sweden, Spain, and Germany using the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) alongside its international sister studies, encompassing both Western and East Asian welfare states. Findings indicate that older adults in less generous welfare regimes experience higher levels of loneliness and material vulnerability. A multidimensional approach reveals that the most urgently vulnerable population is the multiply vulnerable group. Vulnerable groups are more likely to experience loneliness, with divergent associations emerging across countries. Cross-national variations demonstrate how institutional arrangements can either mitigate or exacerbate the relationship between vulnerability and loneliness.

老年人的物质、健康、社会脆弱性和孤独:从福利制度的角度看。
晚年孤独是一个重大的全球公共卫生问题,对幸福感、生活满意度和心理健康产生负面影响。本研究利用福利制度框架调查了物质、健康和社会脆弱性是如何导致老年人孤独的。它利用健康与退休研究(HRS)及其国际姊妹研究(包括西方和东亚福利国家),研究了美国、韩国、瑞典、西班牙和德国的脆弱性与孤独之间的联系。研究结果表明,生活在不那么慷慨的福利制度中的老年人会经历更高程度的孤独和物质脆弱性。一种多层面的方法表明,最紧迫的弱势群体是多重弱势群体。弱势群体更有可能感到孤独,不同国家之间出现了不同的联系。跨国差异表明,制度安排可以减轻或加剧脆弱性与孤独之间的关系。
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Research on Aging
Research on Aging GERONTOLOGY-
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期刊介绍: Research on Aging is an interdisciplinary journal designed to reflect the expanding role of research in the field of social gerontology. Research on Aging exists to provide for publication of research in the broad range of disciplines concerned with aging. Scholars from the disciplines of sociology, geriatrics, history, psychology, anthropology, public health, economics, political science, criminal justice, and social work are encouraged to contribute articles to the journal. Emphasis will be on materials of broad scope and cross-disciplinary interest. Assessment of the current state of knowledge is as important as provision of an outlet for new knowledge, so critical and review articles are welcomed. Systematic attention to particular topics will also be featured.
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