Methods
How many people took the first survey?
496 participants
Which age group had the largest social network?
How is social satisfaction correlated with the number of reported close friends?
True or False?
True
$35,000 - $49,999
Which aspect of social network was unrelated to age?
Reported number of close friends
Close relationships only promote well-being.
True or False
False:
They can also undermine well-being when they are emotionally draining and causing relational stress.
The bronfenbrenner's ecological theory
What was the internal reliability for the questions measuring well-being?
Cronbach's Alpha (0.89)
What type of variable is age labelled as?
A continuous variable
How many of the hypothesis were centered around well-being?
Three
Which stage of Erikson's Psychosocial Theory is most applicable to this study? *Hint:check 3 last stages.
Generativity vs. Stagnation.
How were Survey 1 and Survey 2 participants similar?
- no significant difference in terms of the social network characteristics they reported on in survey 1
- no significant difference between them in the percentage of women or means of self-rate health.
What aspect of the social network increased with age? (Hint Fig.1)
Reported number of neighbors
What are ways that might combat loneliness for older adults?
The internet and computer training
Rowe & Kahn created a three legged diagram for the Components of Successful Aging. What Component were Rowe & Kahn missing?
Emotional Wellbeing
What are the demographic control variables?
-Gender, Marital Status, Educational attainment, Ethnicity, family income, self-rated health
Most of the reviewed studies were carried among...
ages over 60 and under 45.
Quality over quantity plays a role in determining well-being in later life.
Is this true or false?
True: Pinquart & Sörensen, 2000
Why does the desire for social networks peak in middle adulthood?
Increased time commitments of work and family.