Similarity in functional brain connectivity at rest predicts interpersonal closeness in the social network of an entire village

R Hyon, Y Youm, J Kim, J Chey… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
People often have the intuition that they are similar to their friends, yet evidence for
homophily (being friends with similar others) based on self-reported personality is …

Social network properties and self-rated health in later life: comparisons from the Korean social life, health, and aging project and the national social life, health and …

Y Youm, EO Laumann, KF Ferraro, LJ Waite, HC Kim… - BMC geriatrics, 2014 - Springer
Background This paper has two objectives. Firstly, it provides an overview of the social
network module, data collection procedures, and measurement of ego-centric and complete …

[HTML][HTML] Factors associated with insomnia among the elderly in a Korean rural community

WJ Kim, W Joo, J Baek, SY Sohn… - Psychiatry …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective Sleep disturbance is common in the elderly, which is result from multi-factorial
causes encompassing socio-demographic, behavioral, and clinical factors. We aimed to …

The relationship between social connectedness and depressive symptom: a comparison between the rural and urban elderly

K Park, YR Park, D Son - The Journal of the Korea Contents …, 2020 - koreascience.kr
This study aims to investigate the effects of social connectedness on depressive symptom
focusing on the comparison between the rural and urban elderly. Data from'Korean Social …

Distributed functional connectivity predicts neuropsychological test performance among older adults

S Kwak, H Kim, H Kim, Y Youm… - Human Brain Mapping, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Neuropsychological test is an essential tool in assessing cognitive and functional changes
associated with late‐life neurocognitive disorders. Despite the utility of the …

Association between C reactive protein level and depressive symptoms in an elderly Korean population: Korean Social Life, Health and Aging Project

BM Song, JM Lee, W Choi, Y Youm, SH Chu… - BMJ open, 2015 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective The relationship between inflammatory markers and depressive symptoms has
been reported inconsistently. Moreover, there were only a few studies conducted in an Asian …

Social activities and health-related quality of life in rural older adults in South Korea: A 4-year longitudinal analysis

JY Choi, K Yang, SH Chu, Y Youm, HC Kim… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
During later life, inadequate social interactions may be associated with worse quality of life
in older adults. Rural older adults are prone to developing unhealthy lifestyles related to …

Gender differences in social network of cognitive function among community‐dwelling older adults

S Lee, S Lee, E Lee, Y Youm, HS Cho… - Geriatrics & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim A social network, which is a set of people connected through socially meaningful
relationships, is considered protective for neurocognitive disorders. Men and women have …

Social network position and the Conserved Transcriptional Response to Adversity in older Koreans

SH Lee, SW Cole, I Choi, K Sung, S Kim… - …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Social connections are crucial to human health and well-being. Previous
research on molecular mechanisms in health has focused primarily on the individual-level …

[HTML][HTML] Sex-specific effects of social networks on the prevalence, awareness, and control of hypertension among older Korean adults

J Baek, NW Hur, HC Kim, Y Youm - Journal of geriatric cardiology …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Hypertension is a common chronic disease among older adults, and is
associated with medical complications and mortality. This study aimed to examine the effects …