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ArticleThe Gerontologist2022

Social Resource Variations Among LGBT Middle-Aged and Older Adults: The Intersections of Sociodemographic Characteristics.

Krystal R Kittle, Kathrin Boerner, Kyungmin Kim, Karen I Fredriksen-Goldsen

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Article in The Gerontologist, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Krystal R KittleDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health, Social & Behavioral Health Program, School of Public Health, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5691-2760
Kathrin BoernerDepartment of Gerontology, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Kyungmin KimDepartment of Child Development and Family Studies, Research Institute of Human Ecology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-0135-4367
Karen I Fredriksen-GoldsenSchool of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington,USA.
Seoul National University · KRUniversity of Massachusetts Boston · USUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas · USUniversity of Washington · US

Funding

Social and Health Behaviors, and the Mediating Role of Treatment Engagement in Predicting Health Outcomes of Older Adults Living with HIVR01AG026526 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI FREDRIKSEN-GOLDSEN, KAREN ILENE · 2009 to 2023
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NIA NIH HHS R01 AG026526
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesUnderstanding the influence of social resources on health is crucial in gerontological research. However, access to social resources may differ by one's particular lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) identity and the intersection of LGBT identity with other sociodemographic characteristics, including age. RESEARCH DESIGN AND

methodsUsing 2010 data from Caring and Aging With Pride (N = 2,536), this study examined how access to social resources varied by LGBT identity and whether the effect of LGBT identity was modified by additional sociodemographic characteristics among LGBT adults aged 50-95 years.

resultsLesbian respondents had larger social networks than gay male respondents, and gay male respondents had smaller networks than transgender respondents. Lesbian respondents reported more social support and community belonging than other identity groups. Bisexual male respondents and transgender respondents had less support than gay male respondents, and bisexual male respondents reported less community belonging than gay male respondents. Age and education moderated the association between LGBT identity and social support. DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS: This study demonstrated differences in access to social resources according to environmental circumstances that can intersect and govern access to social resources. Findings highlight the importance of considering social support separately from social network size; thus, large social networks do not necessarily provide ample social support. LGBT older adults had different perceptions of social support than their middle-aged counterparts. Health and human service professionals should not only consider the sexual and gender identity of their LGBT clients, but also education and age when assessing access to social resources.

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Homosexuality, FemaleSexual and Gender MinoritiesTransgender PersonsAgedBisexualityFemaleGender IdentityHumansMaleMiddle AgedCaring and aging with prideCommunity belongingSocial networkSocial support

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PMCPMC9579464
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