Social Relatedness and Physical Health Are More Strongly Related in Older Than Younger Adults: Findings from the Korean Adult Longitudinal Study

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作者
Choi, Eunsoo [1 ]
Kwon, Yuri [1 ]
Lee, Minha [1 ]
Choi, Jongan [1 ]
Choi, Incheol [2 ]
机构
[1] Seoul Natl Univ, Ctr Happiness Studies, Seoul, South Korea
[2] Seoul Natl Univ, Dept Psychol, Seoul, South Korea
来源
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY | 2018年 / 9卷
关键词
loneliness; perceived social support; physical symptoms; age factors; chronic health conditions; CROSS-LAGGED ANALYSES; EMOTIONAL SUPPORT; FINANCIAL STRAIN; ALLOSTATIC LOAD; MENTAL-HEALTH; LONELINESS; LIFE; AGE; STRESS; MODEL;
D O I
10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00003
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Previous research indicates that social relatedness is beneficial to physical health; however, findings on the relative strength of the relationship between these variables have been inconsistent. The present study employed cross-sectional survey (Study 1) and a daily diary survey (Study 2) to examine the link between social relatedness and physical health by age. Using a representative sample of Korean adults (N = 371) aged from 20 to 69, Study 1 examines the link between social relatedness (loneliness, perceived social support) and physical health (physical symptoms, chronic health conditions) using age as a moderator. The results show that participants' age moderates the association between social relatedness and physical health. Study 2 (N = 384) further corroborated the findings from Study 1 by showing that when controlling for the physical symptoms experienced prior to the daily diary reports, the level of loneliness experienced over a 13-day period exacerbates the age differences in the physical symptoms. The present study thus provides converging evidence that social relatedness plays a significant role in physical health, particularly in the older population.
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