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The current study derived social network types based on an extended set of indicators reflecting the structure, function, and quality of relationships, then examined their associations with diverse physical and mental health outcomes separately for men and women.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Using samples of 620 South Korean adults (<jats:italic>M<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>age<\/jats:sub>\u2009=\u200953.52), Latent Profile Analysis (LPA) was used to uncover distinct social network types, and multiple regression analyses were conducted to examine the link between network types and health outcomes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>LPA analysis derived four network types: <jats:italic>diversified, family-(un)supported, friend- based<\/jats:italic>, and <jats:italic>restricted<\/jats:italic>. The prevalence and configuration of network types differed between men and women: the <jats:italic>family-unsupported<\/jats:italic> type was more prevalent in women than in men whereas the <jats:italic>restricted<\/jats:italic> type was more prevalent in men than in women. An individual\u2019s network type membership was significantly associated with one\u2019s physical and mental health and the positive effects of an optimal network type and the negative effects of a non-optimal network type on mental health were much greater for women than they were for men.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The findings suggest that women benefit more from supportive networks but that they are also more vulnerable to a lack of supportive (or the presence of conflict-filled) relationships, and highlight that having diversified and greater quality relationships, and avoiding conflicts are critical for women to have enhanced health.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2023.1216032","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,12,27]],"date-time":"2023-12-27T04:14:26Z","timestamp":1703650466000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":73,"title":["Gender differences in social networks and physical and mental health: are social relationships more health protective in women than in men?"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Huiyoung","family":"Shin","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chaerim","family":"Park","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,12,27]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"S311","DOI":"10.1093\/geronb\/60.6.S311","article-title":"Social networks among men and women: the effects of age and socioeconomic status","volume":"60","author":"Ajrouch","year":"2005","journal-title":"J. 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