The Effects of Family Composition, Health, and Social Support Linkages on Mortality
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This study reveals how family living arrangements influence mortality. I use the National Health Interview Survey, Supplement on Aging, and discrete-time hazard rate models to show that some family arrangements result from strong social bonds, but others are a result of financial needs or health problems. In some instances, it is not family living arrangements that influence the risk of mortality but vice versa: The family rearranges itself to deal with ill health and disability among its members. The family strives to promote health, prevent disease, and encourage economic security. However, family members who endure economic or health hardships face increased risk of death.
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Our study reveals women benefit more from social support, as acknowledged in other studies.
“Our study reveals that women benefit more from social support, as acknowledged in other studies [50–52].”
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- Authors
- Rogers, R. G.
- Affiliations
- University of Colorado Boulder (US)
- Corresponding author
- Rogers, Richard G.
- ORCID
- Rogers, Richard G.
- Venue
- Journal of Health and Social Behavior
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1996-12
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 326
- ISSN
- 0022-1465 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2066983342
- Cited by
- 154
- References
- 4
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 1.89
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Health and Social Behavior (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
- Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Keywords
- family structure, family living arrangements, mortality, social support, health, economic hardship, disability, family caregiving, economic security, aging
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Demography, Family, Family Characteristics, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Mortality, Risk Factors, Social Support, United States
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