ArticleAgeing and society2020
Receipt of Emotional Support among Rural South African Adults.
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- Widowhood and Health Status Among Chinese Older Adults: The Mediation Effects of Different Types of Support.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
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- The Psychological Benefits of Marriage and Children in Rural Malawi.Studies in family planning · 2020Article
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Abstract
As the world undergoes rapid ageing, informal support from friends and relatives is becoming especially important among older adults in middle and low income countries, where formalized social protections may be limited. We use new data from a cohort of adults ages 40 and older in rural South Africa to explore how receipt of emotional support differs by gender and marital status. Our findings suggest that women are more likely to get emotional support than men and have more sources of support. Moreover, women are more likely to get emotional support from relatives, whereas men are more likely to get support from friends. In regard to marital status, married people are more likely to get emotional support and have more sources of support than people who are not married. However, separated/divorced and widowed people are more likely to get emotional support from relatives and have more sources of non-spousal support than married people. These findings point toward gaps in informal systems of support, and the particular importance of considering men and unmarried (especially never married) people when designing policies to offer social protections to older populations.
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