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Social embeddedness as a mechanism for linking social cohesion to well-being among older adults: moderating effect of gender

Background: The positive effect of social cohesion on well-being in older adults has been well documented. However, relatively few studies have attempted to understand the mechanisms by which social cohesion influences well-being. The main aim of the current study is to identify social pathways in w...

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Main Authors: Momtaz, Yadollah Abolfathi, Haron, Sharifah Azizah, Ibrahim, Rahimah, Tengku Abdul Hamid, Tengku Aizan
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Published: Dove Medical Press 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35399/1/35399.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.353992016-04-22T01:13:30Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35399/ Social embeddedness as a mechanism for linking social cohesion to well-being among older adults: moderating effect of gender Momtaz, Yadollah Abolfathi Haron, Sharifah Azizah Ibrahim, Rahimah Tengku Abdul Hamid, Tengku Aizan Background: The positive effect of social cohesion on well-being in older adults has been well documented. However, relatively few studies have attempted to understand the mechanisms by which social cohesion influences well-being. The main aim of the current study is to identify social pathways in which social cohesion may contribute to well-being. Methods: The data for this study (taken from 1,880 older adults, aged 60 years and older) were drawn from a national survey conducted during 2008–2009. The survey employed a two-stage stratified sampling process for data collection. Structural equation modeling was used to test mediating and moderating analyses. Results: The proposed model documented a good fit to the data (GFI =98; CFI =0.99; RMSEA =0.04). The findings from bootstrap analysis and the Sobel test revealed that the impact of social cohesion on well-being is significantly mediated by social embeddedness (Z=5.62; P<0.001). Finally, the results of a multigroup analysis test showed that social cohesion influences well-being through the social embeddedness mechanism somewhat differently for older men than women. Conclusion: The findings of this study, in addition to supporting the importance of neighborhood social cohesion for the well-being of older adults, also provide evidence that the impact of social cohesion towards well-being is mediated through the mechanism of social embeddedness. Dove Medical Press 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35399/1/35399.pdf Momtaz, Yadollah Abolfathi and Haron, Sharifah Azizah and Ibrahim, Rahimah and Tengku Abdul Hamid, Tengku Aizan (2014) Social embeddedness as a mechanism for linking social cohesion to well-being among older adults: moderating effect of gender. Clinical Interventions in Aging, 9. pp. 863-870. ISSN 1176-9092; ESSN: 1178-1998 https://www.dovepress.com/social-embeddedness-as-a-mechanism-for-linking-social-cohesion-to-well-peer-reviewed-article-CIA 10.2147/CIA.S62205
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description Background: The positive effect of social cohesion on well-being in older adults has been well documented. However, relatively few studies have attempted to understand the mechanisms by which social cohesion influences well-being. The main aim of the current study is to identify social pathways in which social cohesion may contribute to well-being. Methods: The data for this study (taken from 1,880 older adults, aged 60 years and older) were drawn from a national survey conducted during 2008–2009. The survey employed a two-stage stratified sampling process for data collection. Structural equation modeling was used to test mediating and moderating analyses. Results: The proposed model documented a good fit to the data (GFI =98; CFI =0.99; RMSEA =0.04). The findings from bootstrap analysis and the Sobel test revealed that the impact of social cohesion on well-being is significantly mediated by social embeddedness (Z=5.62; P<0.001). Finally, the results of a multigroup analysis test showed that social cohesion influences well-being through the social embeddedness mechanism somewhat differently for older men than women. Conclusion: The findings of this study, in addition to supporting the importance of neighborhood social cohesion for the well-being of older adults, also provide evidence that the impact of social cohesion towards well-being is mediated through the mechanism of social embeddedness.
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author Momtaz, Yadollah Abolfathi
Haron, Sharifah Azizah
Ibrahim, Rahimah
Tengku Abdul Hamid, Tengku Aizan
spellingShingle Momtaz, Yadollah Abolfathi
Haron, Sharifah Azizah
Ibrahim, Rahimah
Tengku Abdul Hamid, Tengku Aizan
Social embeddedness as a mechanism for linking social cohesion to well-being among older adults: moderating effect of gender
author_facet Momtaz, Yadollah Abolfathi
Haron, Sharifah Azizah
Ibrahim, Rahimah
Tengku Abdul Hamid, Tengku Aizan
author_sort Momtaz, Yadollah Abolfathi
title Social embeddedness as a mechanism for linking social cohesion to well-being among older adults: moderating effect of gender
title_short Social embeddedness as a mechanism for linking social cohesion to well-being among older adults: moderating effect of gender
title_full Social embeddedness as a mechanism for linking social cohesion to well-being among older adults: moderating effect of gender
title_fullStr Social embeddedness as a mechanism for linking social cohesion to well-being among older adults: moderating effect of gender
title_full_unstemmed Social embeddedness as a mechanism for linking social cohesion to well-being among older adults: moderating effect of gender
title_sort social embeddedness as a mechanism for linking social cohesion to well-being among older adults: moderating effect of gender
publisher Dove Medical Press
publishDate 2014
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35399/1/35399.pdf
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https://www.dovepress.com/social-embeddedness-as-a-mechanism-for-linking-social-cohesion-to-well-peer-reviewed-article-CIA
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