Gender Differences in Social Adaptation to a Retirement Community: Longitudinal Changes and the Role of Mediated Communication Export

@article{citeulike:3892057, abstract = {Many American elders migrate to age-restricted planned communities in the Sun Belt. Women and men may react differently to these migrations. For women in particular, the use of mediated communication may preserve supportive relationships with distant persons. Men may be advantaged by relocation to planned communities with highly structured social environments. Results are reported from a 4-year longitudinal study of 255 migrants. During the study period, men reported gains in persons providing emotional support, practical assistance, advice, and help with illness. Women reported losses or no change. Consistent with previous work on long-distance relationships, women reported more e-mail contact with their children. For both sexes, the use of e-mail was positively correlated with perceived social support after 4 years of residency. For women, contact with distant friends was particularly associated with levels of emotional support. The role of mediated communication in compensating for negative relocation effects is discussed. 10.1177/0733464805277122}, author = {Waldron, Vincent R. and Gitelson, Richard and Kelley, Douglas L.}, citeulike-article-id = {3892057}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0733464805277122}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://jag.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/24/4/283}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1177/0733464805277122}, journal = {Journal of Applied Gerontology}, keywords = {cmc, distance, gender, relationships, support}, month = {August}, number = {4}, pages = {283--298}, posted-at = {2009-01-16 15:45:31}, priority = {2}, title = {Gender Differences in Social Adaptation to a Retirement Community: Longitudinal Changes and the Role of Mediated Communication}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0733464805277122}, volume = {24}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3892057 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3892057 N2 - Many American elders migrate to age-restricted planned communities in the Sun Belt. Women and men may react differently to these migrations. For women in particular, the use of mediated communication may preserve supportive relationships with distant persons. Men may be advantaged by relocation to planned communities with highly structured social environments. Results are reported from a 4-year longitudinal study of 255 migrants. During the study period, men reported gains in persons providing emotional support, practical assistance, advice, and help with illness. Women reported losses or no change. Consistent with previous work on long-distance relationships, women reported more e-mail contact with their children. For both sexes, the use of e-mail was positively correlated with perceived social support after 4 years of residency. For women, contact with distant friends was particularly associated with levels of emotional support. The role of mediated communication in compensating for negative relocation effects is discussed. 10.1177/0733464805277122 IS - 4 JF - Journal of Applied Gerontology EP - 298 TI - Gender Differences in Social Adaptation to a Retirement Community: Longitudinal Changes and the Role of Mediated Communication VL - 24 SP - 283 KW - cmc KW - distance KW - gender KW - relationships KW - support AU - Waldron, Vincent AU - Gitelson, Richard AU - Kelley, Douglas PY - 2005/08/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0733464805277122 ER -