Deciphering Key Features of Social Resilience Versus Social Vulnerability in Later Life: A Biopsychosocial Model of Social Asymmetry.

Journal: The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Confronted with shrinking social networks, older adults exhibit individual differences in social adaptability, reflected as socially resilient versus socially vulnerable. The purpose of this study was to examine key features that reflect this social asymmetry in later life.

Authors

  • Hai-Xin Jiang
    Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
  • Jing Yu
    Department of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.