Life-course social connectedness: Comparing data-driven and theoretical classifications as predictors of functional limitations in adulthood.

ABSTRACT: A life course perspective on social relationships highlights the importance of specific relationships at specific times in life, but analyses that account for life course trajectories in social relationships are rare. This study compares theoretical and data-driven approaches to classifying life course relationships, including multiple dimensions of social connectedness at different time points across the life course. We examine each approach's ability to predict later-life functional limitations, given that functional impairment is prevalent among middle-aged and older adults. Data were from three waves of the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study (n = 6909). Relationship variables (parental affection, parental discipline, social support, social strain, and positive relations with ot

SUBMITTER: Teas E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10115127 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature