Satisfaction with social networks: an examination of socioemotional selectivity theory across cohorts

Article Abstract:

L.L. Carstensen's socioemotional selectivity theory holds that individuals narrow their social networks as they age to allow themselves to devote more of their emotional resources to fewer, closer relationships. An assessment of this theory within and across three cohorts spanning four decades showed that, more than younger adults, older adults were contented with the current size of their social networks. To determine whether satisfaction with the size of one's social network is correlated with either age, cohort, or both, three cohorts of nationally representative samples were assessed.

Social psychology, Selectivity (Psychology)

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Social relations and depressive symptomatology in a sample of community-dwelling French older adults

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A survey of 5,555 French adults aged 65 years and above was conducted to find out whether the existence of social relations alleviated symptoms of depression naturally occurring among people of their age level. Results affirm the positive role of social networks, which are particularly effective in a culture with close family ties and limited geographical mobility. Nevertheless, even in the US, the relationship between the two variables is valid.

Aged, Elderly, Depression in old age, Geriatric depression, French, French (European people)

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Widowhood and illness: a comparison of social network characteristics in France, Germany, Japan, and the United States

Article Abstract:

Research is presented on the quality of life for elderly women in America, Japan, Germany and France. Topics include country and age differences in network size, proportion of close members within networks, and frequence of network-member contact.

United States, Japan, Germany, France, Statistical Data Included, Women, Demographic aspects, Quality of life, Aged women, Elderly women, Widows, Widowhood

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