Brooklyn College, City University of New York, New York, New York, USA.
Lehman College, City University of New York, New York, New York, USA.
J Women Aging. 2021 Jul-Aug;33(4):378-395. doi: 10.1080/08952841.2020.1838238. Epub 2020 Oct 31.
How are different social relationships jointly and uniquely associated with older women's health and well-being, and what is the directionality of these associations? We address these questions using longitudinal data from the Midlife in the United States study. We find that relationship quality with romantic partners, family, and friends is positively linked with better health and well-being concurrently and longitudinally. Cross-lagged analyses indicate that romantic relationships are more predictive of than predicted by health and well-being, family relationships are more predicted by than predictive of health and well-being, and friendships are both predicted by and predictive of health and well-being.
不同的社会关系如何共同且独特地影响老年女性的健康和幸福，这些关系的方向是什么？我们使用来自美国中年生活研究的纵向数据来解决这些问题。我们发现，与浪漫伴侣、家庭和朋友的关系质量与健康和幸福感呈正相关，无论是在同期还是在纵向研究中。交叉滞后分析表明，浪漫关系对健康和幸福感的预测作用大于被预测作用，家庭关系对健康和幸福感的预测作用大于被预测作用，而友谊则是健康和幸福感的双向预测因素。
