区域级贫困和功能限制:探索性别特异性机制
Pui Yin Cheung1,2, David S Curtis3, Ming Wen1,4
1Department of Sociology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Research on aging
|May 16, 2025
概括
根据性别,社会经济劣势对功能限制的影响不同. 通过压力饮食和邻居因素,女性经历了更大的影响,突出了衰老中的性别路径.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 健康和疾病的社会学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 区域一级的社会经济劣势是功能限制的已知风险因素.
- 关联社会经济劣势与功能限制以及潜在的性别差异的机制尚不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 调查县级和地区级贫困率如何与功能限制有关,检查潜在的性别差异.
- 探索社区压力因素和个人心理社会因素是否调解这些关联.
主要方法:
- 利用美国中年期研究的数据.
- 雇佣路径分析,以检查社会经济因素对功能限制的直接和间接影响,按性别分层.
主要成果:
- 县级贫困对功能限制的总影响没有性别差异,但通过压力饮食的间接影响对女性来说是显著的.
- 区级贫困显示出性别总体影响和通过社区安全和体育活动的途径,主要影响女性.
结论:
- 地区的社会经济劣势通过性别特定的途径影响衰老过程.
- 解决社会经济差距和性别压力因素的干预措施可能对促进健康老龄化至关重要.
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