ArticleThe journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences2019
Race and Objective Social Isolation: Older African Americans, Black Caribbeans, and Non-Hispanic Whites.
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- Social Isolation, Self-Rated Health, and Self-Rated Oral Health among African Americans.Journal of health care for the poor and underserved · 2024Article
- Increases in loneliness among Older Americans Act participants during COVID-19.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Community-Based Strategies to Reduce Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia Incidence Among Rural, Racially/Ethnically Diverse Older Adults.Current geriatrics reports · 2023Article
- Social Isolation: An Unequally Distributed Health Hazard.Annual review of sociology · 2023Article
- Sociodemographic Factors and Neighborhood/Environmental Conditions Associated with Social Isolation Among Black Older Adults.Journal of aging and health · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesSocial isolation is a major risk factor for poor physical and mental health among older adults. This study investigates the correlates of objective social isolation among older African Americans, Black Caribbean immigrants, and non-Hispanic Whites.
methodsThe analysis is based on the older subsample (n = 1,439) of the National Survey of American Life. There are eight indicators of objective social isolation: no contact with neighbors, neighborhood groups, friends, family members, religious congregation members, not being married and no romantic involvement, living alone, and not being a parent.
resultsVery few older Americans are socially isolated from family and friends. Non-Hispanic Whites are more likely than both African Americans and Black Caribbeans to live alone, to be childless, and have limited contact with religious congregation members. For both African Americans and Black Caribbeans, being female is protective against social isolation, but for both populations, men are more likely to be married or have a romantic partner. For African Americans, residing in the South is also protective against social isolation. DISCUSSION: This analysis provides greater clarity on racial and ethnic differences in social isolation among older adults, as well as within-group differences in objective social isolation among African Americans and Black Caribbeans.
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