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2021
Exclusion from Social Relations in Later Life : Micro- and Macro-Level Patterns and Correlations in a European Perspective
HANSEN, Thomas, Marcela PETROVÁ KAFKOVÁ, Ruth KATZ, Ariela LOWENSTEIN, Sigal NAIM et. al.Basic information
Original name
Exclusion from Social Relations in Later Life : Micro- and Macro-Level Patterns and Correlations in a European Perspective
Authors
HANSEN, Thomas (578 Norway), Marcela PETROVÁ KAFKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Ruth KATZ (376 Israel), Ariela LOWENSTEIN (376 Israel), Sigal NAIM (376 Israel), George PAVLIDIS (752 Sweden), Feliciano VILLAR (724 Spain), Kieran WALSH (372 Ireland) and Marja AARTSEN (578 Norway)
Edition
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Basel, MDPI, 2021, 1660-4601
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Field of Study
50401 Sociology
Country of publisher
Switzerland
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
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Impact factor
Impact factor: 4.614
RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14230/21:00119878
Organization unit
Faculty of Social Studies
UT WoS
000735661400001
Keywords in English
social exclusion; social relationships; older adults; Europe; SHARE data; gender
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Změněno: 28/4/2022 10:01, Mgr. Blanka Farkašová
Abstract
V originále
Older adults face particular risks of exclusion from social relationships (ESR) and are especially vulnerable to its consequences. However, research so far has been limited to specific dimensions, countries, and time points. In this paper, we examine the prevalence and micro- and macro-level predictors of ESR among older adults (60+) using two waves of data obtained four years apart across 14 European countries in the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). We consider four ESR indicators (household composition, social networks, social opportunities, and loneliness) and link them to micro-level (age, gender, socioeconomic factors, health, and family responsibilities) and national macro-level factors (social expenditures, unmet health needs, individualism, social trust, and institutional trust). Findings reveal a northwest to southeast gradient, with the lowest rates of ESR in the stronger welfare states of Northwest Europe. The high rates of ESR in the southeast are especially pronounced among women. Predictably, higher age and fewer personal resources (socioeconomic factors and health) increase the risk of all ESR dimensions for both genders. Macro-level factors show significant associations with ESR beyond the effect of micro-level factors, suggesting that national policies and cultural and structural characteristics may play a role in fostering sociability and connectivity and, thus, reduce the risk of ESR in later life.
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