Older Adults’ Social Relations: Life Satisfaction to Widowhood
The objective of this study was to examine the breadth and depth of relationships with relatives and friends and the possible implications of those relationships with regards to life satisfaction to widowhood. Data from the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP) survey were used, wh...
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Ralph W. Steen Library, Stephen F. Austin State University
2018-10-01
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| author | Hyunsook Kang Ph.D. Bonnie Ahn Ph.D. |
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| description | The objective of this study was to examine the breadth and depth of relationships with relatives and friends and the possible implications of those relationships with regards to life satisfaction to widowhood. Data from the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP) survey were used, which sampled persons 57-85 years of age (N=3005). It was hypothesized that older widowed adults have greater quality of both family and friend relationships than do older married adults. Structural Equational Modeling analysis results supported these hypotheses, revealing that older widowed adults reported higher quality of engagement in family and friend relations compared to older married adults, possibly enabling greater life satisfaction to widowhood. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5aeda584ce964698b7c180772fc6ba3b2022-12-21T18:18:19ZengRalph W. Steen Library, Stephen F. Austin State UniversityJournal of Human Services: Training, Research, and Practice2472-131X2018-10-0132122Older Adults’ Social Relations: Life Satisfaction to WidowhoodHyunsook Kang Ph.D.0Bonnie Ahn Ph.D.1Stephen F Austin State UniversitySoutheastern Louisiana UniversityThe objective of this study was to examine the breadth and depth of relationships with relatives and friends and the possible implications of those relationships with regards to life satisfaction to widowhood. Data from the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP) survey were used, which sampled persons 57-85 years of age (N=3005). It was hypothesized that older widowed adults have greater quality of both family and friend relationships than do older married adults. Structural Equational Modeling analysis results supported these hypotheses, revealing that older widowed adults reported higher quality of engagement in family and friend relations compared to older married adults, possibly enabling greater life satisfaction to widowhood.https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1048&context=jhstrpwidowed older adultslife satisfaction to widowhoodfamily and friend relations in widowhood |
| spellingShingle | Hyunsook Kang Ph.D. Bonnie Ahn Ph.D. Older Adults’ Social Relations: Life Satisfaction to Widowhood Journal of Human Services: Training, Research, and Practice widowed older adults life satisfaction to widowhood family and friend relations in widowhood |
| title | Older Adults’ Social Relations: Life Satisfaction to Widowhood |
| title_full | Older Adults’ Social Relations: Life Satisfaction to Widowhood |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Older Adults’ Social Relations: Life Satisfaction to Widowhood |
| title_short | Older Adults’ Social Relations: Life Satisfaction to Widowhood |
| title_sort | older adults social relations life satisfaction to widowhood |
| topic | widowed older adults life satisfaction to widowhood family and friend relations in widowhood |
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