IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/sae/sagope/v14y2024i3p21582440241283573.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

The Moderating Effect of Social Networks on Health-Promoting Behaviors Among Korean Older Adults

Author

Listed:
  • Hyewon Shin
  • William N. Dudley
  • Minjoo Hong
  • Jennie C. De Gagne

Abstract

This study is a secondary analysis of data collected in a previous study that consisted of 354 older adults, including 226 living in South Korea and 128 South Korean immigrants living in the United States. The aim of this study was to identify the moderating effects of social networks on health-promoting behaviors among Korean older adults with chronic illnesses. Using moderated mediation analyses, we found that the interaction effect between U.S. residency, the number of chronic illnesses, age, and education level accounted for 25% of the social networks. Our findings highlight the importance of social networks in promoting health behaviors and the need to strengthen social networks to improve the health of Korean older adults with chronic illnesses living in the United States. These results also emphasize the need for distinct approaches to health promotion, as health-promoting behaviors vary based on the number of chronic illnesses and country of residence.

Suggested Citation

  • Hyewon Shin & William N. Dudley & Minjoo Hong & Jennie C. De Gagne, 2024. "The Moderating Effect of Social Networks on Health-Promoting Behaviors Among Korean Older Adults," SAGE Open, , vol. 14(3), pages 21582440241, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:sagope:v:14:y:2024:i:3:p:21582440241283573
    DOI: 10.1177/21582440241283573
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/21582440241283573
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1177/21582440241283573?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Stanisława Golinowska & Agnieszka Sowa & Dorly Deeg & Marco Socci & Andrea Principi & Ricardo Rodrigues & Stefania Ilinca & Henrike Galenkamp, 2016. "Participation in formal learning activities of older Europeans in poor and good health," European Journal of Ageing, Springer, vol. 13(2), pages 115-127, June.
    2. Elena Rolandi & Roberta Vaccaro & Simona Abbondanza & Georgia Casanova & Laura Pettinato & Mauro Colombo & Antonio Guaita, 2020. "Loneliness and Social Engagement in Older Adults Based in Lombardy during the COVID-19 Lockdown: The Long-Term Effects of a Course on Social Networking Sites Use," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(21), pages 1-12, October.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Cristina Gagliardi & Giovanni Lamura, 2021. "Special Issue on “Advances in Socio-Economic Research on Ageing”," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(12), pages 1-6, June.
    2. Moira Mckniff & Stephanie M. Simone & Tania Giovannetti, 2023. "Age, Loneliness, and Social Media Use in Adults during COVID-19: A Latent Profile Analysis," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(11), pages 1-12, May.
    3. Chang Su & Lixia Yang & Linying Dong & Weiguo Zhang, 2022. "The Psychological Well-Being of Older Chinese Immigrants in Canada amidst COVID-19: The Role of Loneliness, Social Support, and Acculturation," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(14), pages 1-12, July.
    4. Maria Gabriella Melchiorre & Stefania Cerea & Marco Socci & Giovanni Lamura, 2023. "Social Networks, Use of Communication Technology, and Loneliness of Frail Older People Ageing in Place in Italy: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(20), pages 1-20, October.
    5. Soumya Balakrishnan & Suzanne Elayan & Martin Sykora & Marin Solter & Rob Feick & Christopher Hewitt & Yi Qiao Liu & Ketan Shankardass, 2023. "Sustainable Smart Cities—Social Media Platforms and Their Role in Community Neighborhood Resilience—A Systematic Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(18), pages 1-22, September.
    6. Brugiavini, Agar & Di Novi, Cinzia & Orso, Cristina Elisa, 2022. "Visiting parents in times of COVID-19: The impact of parent-adult child contacts on the psychological health of the elderly," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 46(C).
    7. Henrike Galenkamp & Dorly J. H. Deeg, 2016. "Increasing social participation of older people: are there different barriers for those in poor health? Introduction to the special section," European Journal of Ageing, Springer, vol. 13(2), pages 87-90, June.
    8. Adèle Gauthier & Cécile Lagarde & France Mourey & Patrick Manckoundia, 2022. "Use of Digital Tools, Social Isolation, and Lockdown in People 80 Years and Older Living at Home," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(5), pages 1-18, March.
    9. Maria Gabriella Melchiorre & Marco Socci & Giovanni Lamura & Sabrina Quattrini, 2024. "The Social Sustainability of the Use of Information and Communication Technologies by Frail Older People Ageing in Place Alone in Italy: Barriers and Impact on Loneliness and Social Isolation," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(15), pages 1-25, July.
    10. Tore Bonsaksen & Mariyana Schoultz & Hilde Thygesen & Mary Ruffolo & Daicia Price & Janni Leung & Amy Østertun Geirdal, 2021. "Loneliness and Its Associated Factors Nine Months after the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Cross-National Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(6), pages 1-11, March.
    11. Mohan R. Tanniru & Nimit Agarwal & Amanda Sokan & Salim Hariri, 2021. "An Agile Digital Platform to Support Population Health—A Case Study of a Digital Platform to Support Patients with Delirium Using IoT, NLP, and AI," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(11), pages 1-22, May.
    12. Louise McCabe & Alison Dawson & Elaine Douglas & Nessa Barry, 2021. "Using Technology the Right Way to Support Social Connectedness for Older People in the Era of COVID-19," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(16), pages 1-19, August.
    13. Raúl Ruiz-Callado & Diana Jareño-Ruiz & María Elena Fabregat-Cabrera & María Manuela Penalva-Lorca, 2023. "Ageing and Loneliness in Times of Pandemic: A Scoping Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(7), pages 1-13, March.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:sae:sagope:v:14:y:2024:i:3:p:21582440241283573. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: SAGE Publications (email available below). General contact details of provider: .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.