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Journal of Health and Social Behavior http://hsb.sagepub.com/ Social Disconnectedness, Perceived Isolation, and Health among Older Adults
Erin York Cornwell and Linda J. Waite Journal of Health and Social Behavior 2009 50: 31 DOI: 10.1177/002214650905000103 The online version of this article can be found at: http://hsb.sagepub.com/content/50/1/31
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Similarly, older adults whose perceived isolation score is one standard deviation above average face 30 percent lower odds of being above any category of self-rated health (e–.359 = .698). It is worth noting that disconnectedness and perceived isolation account for part of the health-related advantages of college attendance and marriage. Partnered individuals report better health partially because they perceive themselves to be less isolated (t = 4.13, p < .001), and older adults who attended college may fare better with respect to physical health because they are more socially connected (t = 15.06, p < .001) and perceive themselves as less isolated (t = 5.25, p < .001) than those who did not attend college. Additionally, over 20 percent of minorities’ health disadvantage in model 1 may be attributed to their higher levels of disconnectedness (t = 12.70, p < .001) and perceived isolation (t = 5.28, p <
Erin York Cornwell and Linda J. Waite Journal of Health and Social Behavior 2009 50: 31 DOI: 10.1177/002214650905000103 The online version of this article can be found at: http://hsb.sagepub.com/content/50/1/31
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Social Disconnectedness, Perceived Isolation, and Health among Older Adults*
ERIN YORK CORNWELL …show more content…
Similarly, older adults whose perceived isolation score is one standard deviation above average face 30 percent lower odds of being above any category of self-rated health (e–.359 = .698). It is worth noting that disconnectedness and perceived isolation account for part of the health-related advantages of college attendance and marriage. Partnered individuals report better health partially because they perceive themselves to be less isolated (t = 4.13, p < .001), and older adults who attended college may fare better with respect to physical health because they are more socially connected (t = 15.06, p < .001) and perceive themselves as less isolated (t = 5.25, p < .001) than those who did not attend college. Additionally, over 20 percent of minorities’ health disadvantage in model 1 may be attributed to their higher levels of disconnectedness (t = 12.70, p < .001) and perceived isolation (t = 5.28, p <