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Social Isolation: Do Helpers Help Ward It Off?, Kirsten Young Brown
Social Isolation: Do Helpers Help Ward It Off?, Kirsten Young Brown
MA Research Paper
Social isolation is particularly relevant among elderly individuals who are more likely to need care and help with their physical and living needs. Little is known about whether receiving help correlates with social isolation in older adults living at home as often there is no focus from caregivers and helpers on older adults' social needs. Using data from the 2018 US National Health and Aging Trends Study, a sample of adults aged 65 plus on Medicare/Medicaid (N=4,321), I examine the relationship between social isolation and help. I estimate ordinary least squares regression models to test the association between receiving help …
Living Arrangements, Proximity To Child/Parent And Depressive Symptoms Among Older Adults, Haemi Chung
Living Arrangements, Proximity To Child/Parent And Depressive Symptoms Among Older Adults, Haemi Chung
MA Research Paper
Studies have demonstrated the links between living arrangements and depressive symptoms among older adults. Yet, little is known about how these associations may differ among foreign- and native-born older adults who have different needs and expectations for family relations. Using the Health and Retirement Study, I examine predictors of living arrangements among native- and foreign-born adults over the age of 50 using multinomial logistic regressions. I also run a series of logistic regressions to examine the association between living arrangements and risk of high depressive symptoms. The results show that nativity and immigration characteristics are significant predictors of living arrangements. …