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| Title |
Friendships that money can buy: financial security protects health in retirement by enabling social connectedness
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| Published in |
BMC Geriatrics, November 2019
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12877-019-1281-1 |
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| Authors |
Tegan Cruwys, Catherine Haslam, Niklas K. Steffens, S. Alexander Haslam, Polly Fong, Ben C. P. Lam |
| Abstract |
Research on the health and wellbeing of retirees has tended to focus on financial security and financial planning. However, we suggest that one reason why financial security is important for retirees is that it enables social connectedness, which is critical for healthy ageing. This paper tests this hypothesis cross-sectionally (N = 3109) and longitudinally (N = 404) using a population-weighted mixed effects mediation model in two nationally representative samples of Australian retirees. Analyses provide robust support for our model. Subjective financial security predicted retiree health cross-sectionally and longitudinally. Social connectedness also consistently predicted mental health and physical health, on average four times more strongly than financial security. Furthermore, social connectedness partially accounted for the protective effect of subjective financial security. We discuss the implications of these findings for public health, with a particular emphasis on how social connectedness can be better supported for people transitioning to retirement. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 34 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 8 | 24% |
| Australia | 7 | 21% |
| Ireland | 2 | 6% |
| Singapore | 1 | 3% |
| Turkey | 1 | 3% |
| Curaçao | 1 | 3% |
| Germany | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 13 | 38% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 15 | 44% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 10 | 29% |
| Scientists | 8 | 24% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 58 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 58 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 12% |
| Researcher | 7 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 10% |
| Other | 3 | 5% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 12 | 21% |
| Unknown | 20 | 34% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 18 | 31% |
| Social Sciences | 9 | 16% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 5% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 2 | 3% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 4 | 7% |
| Unknown | 20 | 34% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 38. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 14 November 2022.
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#1,040,839
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#161
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#25,049
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#5
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