Effects of social activities on life satisfaction among the elderly: Four aspects in men and women

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  • 高齢者の社会活動と生活満足度の関連　社会活動の 4 側面に着目した男女別の検討
  • コウレイシャ ノ シャカイ カツドウ ト セイカツ マンゾクド ノ カンレン シャカイ カツドウ ノ 4 ソクメン ニ チャクモクシタ ダンジョベツ ノ ケントウ

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Objective The current study was performed to examine relationships between different aspects of social activities and life satisfaction among the elderly. This issue was investigated in men and women separately.<br/>Methods Data for 612 older adults aged 65 to 84 years were obtained from a mail survey in an urban area. Life satisfaction was measured using the LSIK and social activities were assessed by asking respondents their degree of participation in each type of interaction. The focus was on four aspects: personal activities, socially-related activities, learning activities, and job activity. In order to examine relationships between different aspects of social activities and life satisfaction, the author used multiple regression analyses with the four types of social activity level as independent variables. All except job activity were categorized as lower, middle and higher levels, and work was categorized as low and high. Two models of multiple regression were employed. First, each of the four aspects of social activity was entered as an independent variable (Model 1); second, four aspects of social activity were entered as independent variables simultaneously (Model 2). The analyses were conducted separately for men and women, controlling for age, marital status, subjective economic status and IADL (instrumental activities of daily living).<br/>Results (1) The results of the multiple regression analyses (Model 1) were as follows: for both men and women, personal activities were positively associated with life satisfaction. For women, socially-related activities were also positively related to life satisfaction. For both men and women, learning activities and job activity exhibited statistically nonsignificant relationships with life satisfaction.<br/> (2) With Model 2, the results were as follows: among men, none of the aspects of social activity was significantly associated with life satisfaction. Among women, only personal activities were positively associated with life satisfaction.<br/>Conclusion When all other aspects of social activity, sociodemographic and IADL factors were controlled, older women with higher levels of engagement in personal activities had greater life satisfaction, whereas among men, none of the aspects of social activity was significantly related to life satisfaction.

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