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Background: The number of elderly people is growing continuously. These people are more vulnerable to social harm, such as loneliness, depression, etc, on the eve of aging. Therefore, it is important to promote their social health indicators as factors influencing social development. Generally, the interactions of various factors affect social health. Thus, this study aimed to identify, prioritize, and assess the extent of the interactions between the factors affecting the elderly’s social health. Methods: The present study applied a combinatory research method, including two sections of qualitative and quantitative. In the qualitative section, factors that affected the elderly’s social health were identified through the evaluation of 14 factors. In the quantitative section, the interpretive structural modeling and evaluation technique and decision-making test were used to evaluate factors and quantitatively analyze the relationships between factors, respectively. Besides, 12 experienced experts in the field of elderly health from the Deputy of Health of Khorasan Razavi province participated in this section. Results: The results showed that among the factors studied, socioeconomic status, social capital, residence (home shelter), social support, and environmental factors were effective factors on the social health of the elderly. Also, leisure time, lifestyle, and social vitality were identified as affected factors or effects. Conclusion: The researchers suggest that policymakers and specialists should consider prioritizing the causes and effects in the area of elderly’s social health and pay particular attention and focus on the effective factors. Proper planning will create the ideal conditions for older people, reduce the economic burden of old age, and enhance social development and advancement in different fields.

Abstract:Teachers, according to social science scholars, and in line with education documents, play an important role in reproducing the paradigm. In the present study, we analyzed the patterns of consumption among teachers in order to influence cultural reproduction and generation transfer. The research method is quantitative in terms of data collection method and in terms of the type is applied and also its method is quantitative-survey method. Statistical population included all bound teachers (35797 teachers) working in elementary and secondary schools in Tehran in 1397-98 by using cluster sampling method, 400 teachers were selected as the statistical sample for the study. The research tool was a researcher-made questionnaire with 38 questions. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 70% and the data analysis was done using regression, variance analysis and path analysis with SPSS software. The findings of the study showed that social capital with 25% had the highest impact on the pattern of teachers' consumption based on the final Veblen model. Also, social capital variables are correlated with end-use patterns. The adjusted coefficient of determination according to the type of final consumption pattern (Veblen) is equal to 0/263 and the level of final consumption pattern (Danleoie) equal to 0/27 are explained by independent variables. The results show that consumption pattern among Tehran teachers is inversely related to social capital and its three dimensions and, there is a significant relationship among the underlying factors of age and sex with final consumption, and teaching and marital status with final consumption.

Background: The number of elderly people is growing continuously. These people are more vulnerable to social harm, such as loneliness, depression, etc, on the eve of aging. Therefore, it is important to promote their social health indicators as factors influencing social development. Generally, the interactions of various factors affect social health. Thus, this study aimed to identify, prioritize, and assess the extent of the interactions between the factors affecting the elderly’s social health. Methods: The present study applied a combinatory research method, including two sections of qualitative and quantitative. In the qualitative section, factors that affected the elderly’s social health were identified through the evaluation of 14 factors. In the quantitative section, the interpretive structural modeling and evaluation technique and decision-making test were used to evaluate factors and quantitatively analyze the relationships between factors, respectively. Besides, 12 experienced experts in the field of elderly health from the Deputy of Health of Khorasan Razavi province participated in this section. Results: The results showed that among the factors studied, socioeconomic status, social capital, residence (home shelter), social support, and environmental factors were effective factors on the social health of the elderly. Also, leisure time, lifestyle, and social vitality were identified as affected factors or effects. Conclusion: The researchers suggest that policymakers and specialists should consider prioritizing the causes and effects in the area of elderly’s social health and pay particular attention and focus on the effective factors. Proper planning will create the ideal conditions for older people, reduce the economic burden of old age, and enhance social development and advancement in different fields. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]