Developmental Trajectories and Predictors of Social Exclusion Among Older Koreans: Exploring the Multidimensional Nature of Social Exclusion

Soondool Chung, Haesang Jeon (), Ahyoung Song and Ju-Hyun Kim
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Soondool Chung: Ewha Womans University
Haesang Jeon: Korean Women’s Development Institute
Ahyoung Song: Gachon University
Ju-Hyun Kim: Chungnam University

Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2019, vol. 144, issue 1, No 4, 97-112

Abstract: Abstract The purpose of this paper was to investigate the developmental patterns of social exclusion among older Koreans over time. In addition, we identified the significant determinants that may increase the risk of social exclusion among older Koreans. The analyses were based on the panel data from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing and included older adults from 2008 to 2012 (N = 24,074) for the final analysis. Social exclusion was categorized into four different sub-dimensions: financial, social relational, social cultural, and emotional. The analysis was based on a semi-parametric group-based approach followed by multinomial logistic regression. The results showed considerable variations and different developmental trajectories by the social exclusion sub-dimensions among older Koreans; in particular, the results showed that being older, male, and less educated were significant indicators of social exclusion. This study adds to the limited body of literature on longitudinal studies of social exclusion among older Koreans, and the results will help develop interventions for older Koreans who are socially isolated.

Keywords: Social exclusion; Korean older people; Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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