Understanding the value of social networks in life satisfaction of elderly people: a comparative study of 16 European countries using SHARE data

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-12

  Tomini, Florian ^a,b   Tomini, Sonila M ^c,d   Groot, Wim ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^d UNU MERIT   (Netherlands)

^e MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aging and retirement; Composition of social networks; Europe; Life satisfaction; Older adults; Size of social networks; Survey of health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EUROPE; FAMILY; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLE ANALYSIS; LIFE SATISFACTION; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL NETWORK; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGED; AGING; EUROPE; FAMILY; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VALUE OF LIFE;

EID: 85000607477     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12877-016-0362-7     Document Type: Article

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