dc.contributor.author
Alonso-Perez, Enrique
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Gellert, Paul
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Kreyenfeld, Michaela
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O’Sullivan, Julie Lorraine
dc.date.accessioned
2023-03-27T14:55:57Z
dc.date.available
2023-03-27T14:55:57Z
dc.identifier.uri
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/38589
dc.identifier.uri
http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-38305
dc.description.abstract
Family characteristics are associated with individuals' health and wellbeing. However, the link between family structure (e.g., operationalized via marital status) and health outcomes is ambiguous, and whether family climate mediates the relationship is unclear. This study uses the Biobehavioral Family Model (BBFM) to investigate the association of older adults' family structure with later health, the mediating role of family climate and mental health and how these links vary by socioeconomic status (SES). Using data from n = 29,457 respondents aged over 50 in Waves 4, 5 and 6 (2011, 2013 and 2015) of the Survey of Health, Retirement and Ageing in Europe (SHARE), the BBFM was applied in a longitudinal mediation analysis of family structure and health, including both indicators of mental and physical health. Structural equation modeling was applied, and a multigroup analysis was performed to test the role of SES in a moderated mediation. Family climate and mental health mediated the relationship between family structure and subsequent physical health. Good levels of family climate were found to be consistently associated with improved mental and physical health. These relationships were significantly moderated by SES, showing that the association of family climate and health was weaker for those in low SES positions. Family climate and mental health should be considered as potential mechanisms linking family structure to later physical health outcomes across time; however, these associations are diminished for those with low SES.
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dc.rights.uri
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject
family climate
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dc.subject
family structure
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socioeconomic status
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dc.subject
health determinants
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dc.subject
biopsychosocial
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dc.subject.ddc
600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit::610 Medizin und Gesundheit
dc.title
Family Structure and Family Climate in Relation to Health and Socioeconomic Status for Older Adults: A Longitudinal Moderated Mediation Analysis
dc.type
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.articlenumber
11840
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi
10.3390/ijerph191811840
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitle
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.number
18
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublishername
MDPI
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume
19
refubium.affiliation
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
refubium.resourceType.isindependentpub
no
dcterms.accessRights.openaire
open access
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pmid
36142113
dcterms.isPartOf.eissn
1660-4601