Social network type and health-related behaviors: Evidence from an American national survey
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This study examined the association between social network type and engagement in physical activity, alcohol abuse and use of complementary and alternative medicine by older Americans. Data from the National Social Life, Health & Aging Project were employed. Multivariate logistic regressions conducted separately for each health behavior showed that older people embedded in less resourceful network types were at greater risk for alcohol abuse, physical inactivity and less use of complementary and alternative medicine, net of the effects of sociodemographic characteristics, health, and the quality of the social relationships. The study underscores the importance of the construct of social network type for understanding healthy lifestyle in late life.
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- Authors
- Shiovitz-Ezra, S., & Litwin, H.
- Affiliations
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem (IL)
- ORCID
- Litwin, Howard
- Venue
- Social Science & Medicine
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2012-09
- Volume
- 75
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 901-904
- ISSN
- 0277-9536 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3552155
- OpenAlex
- W2034127286
- Cited by
- 115
- References
- 38
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 10 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 7
- FWCI
- 8.38
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Social Science & Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Aging (R01AG033903, R01AG021487)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
- Keywords
- social network types, health behavior, older adults, physical activity, physical inactivity, alcohol abuse, complementary and alternative medicine, social networks, healthy lifestyle, old age, interpersonal relationships
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Alcoholism, Complementary Therapies, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Motor Activity, Risk Factors, Social Support, United States, Health Behavior, Qualitative Research
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