The relationship between social isolation, social support, and mental health

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dc.contributor.authorHarasemiw, Oksana
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeShooshtari, Shahin (Community Health Sciences) Mackenzie, Corey (Psychology)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorMenec, Verena (Community Health Sciences)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-15T18:57:58Z
dc.date.available2016-04-15T18:57:58Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.degree.disciplineCommunity Health Sciencesen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science (M.Sc.)en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study explored how the structural aspects of a social network (that is, number of social ties, frequency of contact, as well as social participation), along with the functional aspect (social support), relate to mental health. Using data from the baseline questionnaire for the tracking cohort of participants in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging, community-dwelling older adults aged 65-85 years old were studied. Cluster analysis was used to group individuals into different clusters, based on their structural social network characteristics. Six clusters were found, ranging from most socially integrated, to moderately integrated, to socially isolated. Univariate analyses indicated that as level of social integration decreased, individuals fared increasingly worse in terms of their mental health outcomes. Furthermore, a series of mediation analyses showed that social support mediated the relationship between social integration level, and mental health, an effect that was strongest for the most socially isolated individuals.en_US
dc.description.noteMay 2016en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/31231
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectOlder adultsen_US
dc.subjectSocial isolationen_US
dc.subjectSocial supporten_US
dc.subjectMental healthen_US
dc.subjectCluster analysisen_US
dc.subjectMediation analysisen_US
dc.subjectCanadian Longitudinal Study on Agingen_US
dc.titleThe relationship between social isolation, social support, and mental healthen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
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