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Conference Paper: Social Support And Well-Being of Older Adults in Eastern Asia: a Systematic Review
Title | Social Support And Well-Being of Older Adults in Eastern Asia: a Systematic Review |
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Authors | |
Keywords | social support well-being Eastern Asia |
Issue Date | 2013 |
Publisher | Editions SERDI. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.springer.com/medicine/family/journal/12603 |
Citation | The 20th International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG 2013) World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Seoul, Korea, 23-27 June 2013. In Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, 2013, v. 17 suppl. 1, p. S326-S327, abstract no. OP24 405-S-3 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Introduction : This study aimed to critically review empirical studies
on social support and well-being among older adults in five Eastern
Asian countries/communities - The People’s Republic of China, Hong
Kong, Chinese Taipei, Japan, and South Korea. Focuses were put on the conceptualization and constructs of social support and its
relationships with physical and psychological well-being. The roles
played by gender and the Asian cultural context were also examined.
Method : Key words such as social support and well-being were used
to search the articles in four electronic databases, supplemented by
Internet searches. After further screening by six inclusion criteria, 46
studies were analyzed. Results : We found that a large proportion of
the studies were atheoretical. Findings revealed that: 1) operational
definitions of social support varied, mainly because many studies used
secondary data; 2) the findings on the role of the three dimensions of
social support on well-being of older adults in Eastern Asia were
inconclusive; 3) the role of gender was not consistent; 4) cultural
specific conceptualization of social support was identified in some of
the studies, which showed promise in reflecting the intergenerational
family context in Asia. Conclusion : In East Asia context, theories on
social support and well-being did not play significant roles in guiding
the operationalization of measurements. The themes identified should
be considered by future researchers to advance cultural-specific
knowledge building in Asian and cross-cultural literature on social
support and physical and psychological well-being of older adults. |
Description | Conference theme: Digital Ageing: A New Horizon for Health Care and Active Ageing Oral Communications Session: Social Network and Social Support I The abstract can be viewed at: http://www.iagg.info/sub06_02_Abstract.php |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/201782 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 4.3 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.197 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Lou, VW | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Lu, N | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-08-21T07:40:23Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2014-08-21T07:40:23Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | The 20th International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG 2013) World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Seoul, Korea, 23-27 June 2013. In Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, 2013, v. 17 suppl. 1, p. S326-S327, abstract no. OP24 405-S-3 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1279-7707 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/201782 | - |
dc.description | Conference theme: Digital Ageing: A New Horizon for Health Care and Active Ageing | - |
dc.description | Oral Communications Session: Social Network and Social Support I | - |
dc.description | The abstract can be viewed at: http://www.iagg.info/sub06_02_Abstract.php | - |
dc.description.abstract | Introduction : This study aimed to critically review empirical studies on social support and well-being among older adults in five Eastern Asian countries/communities - The People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei, Japan, and South Korea. Focuses were put on the conceptualization and constructs of social support and its relationships with physical and psychological well-being. The roles played by gender and the Asian cultural context were also examined. Method : Key words such as social support and well-being were used to search the articles in four electronic databases, supplemented by Internet searches. After further screening by six inclusion criteria, 46 studies were analyzed. Results : We found that a large proportion of the studies were atheoretical. Findings revealed that: 1) operational definitions of social support varied, mainly because many studies used secondary data; 2) the findings on the role of the three dimensions of social support on well-being of older adults in Eastern Asia were inconclusive; 3) the role of gender was not consistent; 4) cultural specific conceptualization of social support was identified in some of the studies, which showed promise in reflecting the intergenerational family context in Asia. Conclusion : In East Asia context, theories on social support and well-being did not play significant roles in guiding the operationalization of measurements. The themes identified should be considered by future researchers to advance cultural-specific knowledge building in Asian and cross-cultural literature on social support and physical and psychological well-being of older adults. | - |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Editions SERDI. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.springer.com/medicine/family/journal/12603 | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging | en_US |
dc.rights | The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com | - |
dc.subject | social support | - |
dc.subject | well-being | - |
dc.subject | Eastern Asia | - |
dc.title | Social Support And Well-Being of Older Adults in Eastern Asia: a Systematic Review | en_US |
dc.type | Conference_Paper | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Lou, VW: wlou@hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Lou, VW=rp00607 | en_US |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 234580 | en_US |
dc.identifier.volume | 17 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | suppl. 1 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | S326, abstract no. OP24 405-S-3 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | S327, abstract no. OP24 405-S-3 | - |
dc.publisher.place | France | en_US |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1279-7707 | - |