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  • Public Health

Background:

  • Limited understanding of social relationships' impact on later-life planning.
  • Focus on frequency of contact with both family and friends.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Examine the association between social contact frequency and five key planning types.
  • Investigate how social interactions influence financial, health care, living arrangements, driving retirement, and end-of-life planning.

Main Methods:

  • Survey data from 3,832 Floridians aged 50+ (Dec 2020 - Apr 2021).
  • Analysis of the relationship between contact frequency and planning behaviors.

Main Results:

  • Higher frequency of contact correlated with a greater likelihood of engaging in planning.
  • This association was consistent across different relationship types (family/friends) and planning domains.

Conclusions:

  • Social contact with family and friends may actively promote later-life planning.
  • Enhanced social relationships can contribute to well-being and mitigate stress associated with aging transitions.