Social Resource Variations Among LGBT Middle-Aged and Older Adults: The Intersections of Sociodemographic Characteristics.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Understanding the influence of social resources on health is crucial in gerontological research. However, access to social resources may differ by one's particular lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) identity and the intersection of LGBT identity with other sociodemographic characteristics, including age.

Research design and methods

Using 2010 data from Caring and Aging With Pride (N = 2,536), this study examined how access to social resources varied by LGBT identity and whether the effect of LGBT identity was modified by additional sociodemographic characteristics among LGBT adults aged 50-95 years.

Results

Lesbian respondents had larger social networks than gay male respondents, and gay male respondents had smaller networks than

SUBMITTER: Kittle KR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9579464 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature