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| Social network patterns among the elderly in relation to their perceived life history in an Eriksonian perspective | | Author(s) | M Rennemark, B Hagberg |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 1, no 4, November 1997 |
| Pages | pp 321-331 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Informal care ; Social contacts ; Memory and Reminiscence ; Life span ; Older men ; Older women ; Sweden. |
| Annotation | Past research has shown that social network patterns, the remembered past, and a sense of coherence (SOC) are all important factors for well-being in older age. In this study, the interrelationships were examined, with special attention given to the gender differences, concerning structures and functions of the social network. Fifty-eight older people in a small Swedish community reported life history evaluations according to the psychosocial conflicts, proposed by Erik H Erikson. They also reported social network patterns and SOC according to standardised questionnaires. Factor analyses revealed that there are gender differences concerning the patterns of social network. For women, social anchorage was an important factor, while for men, social influence was more important. Structures and functions of the social network correlated with both positive and negative life history evaluations, but the correlations differed between the sexes. When SOC was controlled the correlation changed, but to a small degree. It was hypothesised that structures and functions of the social network are sometimes used as compensation for shortcomings in the internal-based self-concept. |
| Accession Number | CPA-980408401 A |
| Classmark | P6: TOA: DB: BG6: BC: BD: 76P |
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