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Book Chapter: 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 | |
Issue Date | 2013 |
Publisher | Nova Science Publishers, Inc. |
Citation | Social support and well-being of older adults in Eastern Asia: a systematic review. In Chen, SY (Ed.), Social Support and Health: Theory, Research, and Practice with Diverse Populations, p. 151-174. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2013 How to Cite? |
Abstract | This chapter aimed to critically review empirical studies on social support and wellbeing
among older adults in five Eastern Asian countries/communities—The People’s
Republic of China, Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei, Japan, and South Korea—with a focus
on the conceptualization and construct 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.
A systematic review of 46 studies identified the following themes: 1) Social support
was recognized as a multi-dimensional construct. However, operational definitions of
social support varied, mainly because many studies used secondary data. 2) The findings
were inconclusive on the role of the three dimensions of social support on physical and
psychological well-being of older adults in Eastern Asia. 3) The role of gender in the
relationship between social support and well-being of older adults 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. 5)
Longitudinal studies showed promise in testing alternative hypotheses on the relationship
between social support and well-being of older adults.
This is the first attempt to critically review Eastern Asian literature related to social
support and well-being of older adults. A large proportion of the studies were
atheoretical, in which cultural contexts and theories on social support and well-being did
not play significant roles in guiding the operationalization of social support. 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. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/190902 |
ISBN | |
Series/Report no. | Social issues, justice and status series; Health care in transition series |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Lou, VWQ | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Lu, N | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-09-17T15:57:05Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2013-09-17T15:57:05Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Social support and well-being of older adults in Eastern Asia: a systematic review. In Chen, SY (Ed.), Social Support and Health: Theory, Research, and Practice with Diverse Populations, p. 151-174. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2013 | en_US |
dc.identifier.isbn | 9781626186484 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/190902 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This chapter aimed to critically review empirical studies on social support and wellbeing among older adults in five Eastern Asian countries/communities—The People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei, Japan, and South Korea—with a focus on the conceptualization and construct 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. A systematic review of 46 studies identified the following themes: 1) Social support was recognized as a multi-dimensional construct. However, operational definitions of social support varied, mainly because many studies used secondary data. 2) The findings were inconclusive on the role of the three dimensions of social support on physical and psychological well-being of older adults in Eastern Asia. 3) The role of gender in the relationship between social support and well-being of older adults 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. 5) Longitudinal studies showed promise in testing alternative hypotheses on the relationship between social support and well-being of older adults. This is the first attempt to critically review Eastern Asian literature related to social support and well-being of older adults. A large proportion of the studies were atheoretical, in which cultural contexts and theories on social support and well-being did not play significant roles in guiding the operationalization of social support. 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 | Nova Science Publishers, Inc. | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Social Support and Health: Theory, Research, and Practice with Diverse Populations | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Social issues, justice and status series; Health care in transition series | - |
dc.title | Social support and well-being of older adults in Eastern Asia: a systematic review | en_US |
dc.type | Book_Chapter | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Lou, VWQ: wlou@hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Lou, VWQ=rp00607 | en_US |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 220982 | en_US |
dc.identifier.spage | 151 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 174 | - |
dc.publisher.place | Hauppauge, New York | en_US |