The social well-being of older adults in Singapore

• Main Authors: TAN, Micah, STRAUGHAN, Paulin T., CHEONG, Grace, LIM, Wensi
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2023
• Subjects: Well-being; social well-being; older adults; Singapore; Asian Studies; Family, Life Course, and Society; Gerontology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/rosa_reports/14; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/rosa_reports/article/1013/viewcontent/Social_Well_Being_Feb23_final.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The concept of social well-being has been of interest especially when studying older adult well-being given that problems of social isolation and loneliness are more prevalent and have greater consequences for older adults (Waite 2018). However, much is still to be understood about the social well-b...