Gender differences in the relationship between social network support and mortality: a longitudinal study of an elderly cohort.
Gender differences in the relationship between social network support and mortality: a longitudinal study of an elderly cohort.
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DOI：
10.1016/0277-9536(94)00404-h
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发表时间：
1995-10
影响因子：
5.4
通讯作者：
D. Shye;J. Mullooly;D. Freeborn;C. Pope
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作者：
D. Shye;J. Mullooly;D. Freeborn;C. Pope
尽管社会网络支持模式的性别差异是公认的，但很少有研究探讨社会支持影响男性和女性死亡风险的途径是否不同。在对老年HMO成员的15年随访研究中，我们发现网络规模通过健康状况间接影响男性的死亡风险，而对女性没有发现这种间接影响。数据还表明，网络规模对男性和女性的死亡风险都有直接的保护作用，男性在网络规模的水平上获得的保护比女性低。这些发现证实了进一步研究这一主题需要一种针对性别的方法，并建议需要测量变量，以捕捉男性和女性参与社会网络的不同意义和价值。
Despite well-recognized gender differences in patterns of social network support, few studies have explored whether the pathways by which social support affects mortality risk differ for men and women. In a 15-year follow-up study of elderly HMO members, we found that network size affected men's mortality risk indirectly, through their health status, while no such indirect effect was found for women. The data also suggested that network size had a direct protective effect on mortality risk for both men and women, with men gaining protection at a lower level of network size than women. These findings confirm the need for a gender-specific approach to further research on this subject, and suggest the need to measure variables that capture the different meaning and value of social network participation for men and women.