Exclusion from Social Relations in Later Life : Micro- and Macro-Level Patterns and Correlations in a European Perspective
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14230%2F21%3A00119878" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14230/21:00119878 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/23/12418" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/23/12418</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312418" target="_blank" >10.3390/ijerph182312418</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Exclusion from Social Relations in Later Life : Micro- and Macro-Level Patterns and Correlations in a European Perspective
Original language description
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.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50401 - Sociology
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/TJ03000002" target="_blank" >TJ03000002: A life course perspective on the GENdered PATHways of exclusion from social relations in later life, and its consequences for health and wellbeing.</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2021
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
ISSN
1660-4601
e-ISSN
1660-4601
Volume of the periodical
18
Issue of the periodical within the volume
23
Country of publishing house
CH - SWITZERLAND
Number of pages
16
Pages from-to
1-16
UT code for WoS article
000735661400001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85119909937