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Community group membership and multidimensional subjective well-being in older age

Journal of epidemiology and community health (1979), 2018-05, Vol.72 (5), p.376-382 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

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Title:
Community group membership and multidimensional subjective well-being in older age
Author: Fancourt, Daisy ; Steptoe, Andrew
Subjects: Age ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Ageing and Health ; Aging ; Cardiovascular disease ; Community Participation - statistics & numerical data ; Data processing ; Education ; Emotions ; Female ; Humans ; Interpersonal Relations ; Longitudinal Studies ; Male ; Mental depression ; Mental Health - statistics & numerical data ; Middle Aged ; Older people ; Public health ; Quality of life ; Regression analysis ; Religion and Psychology ; Religious groups ; Social Identification ; Social Participation ; Social Support ; Sports & recreation clubs ; Studies ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Systematic review ; United Kingdom ; Variables
Is Part Of: Journal of epidemiology and community health (1979), 2018-05, Vol.72 (5), p.376-382
Description: BackgroundIt has been highlighted as a public health priority to identify ways of supporting well-being in older age to allow people to lead healthy and integrated lifestyles. This study explored whether membership in eight different sorts of community groups was associated with enhanced experienced, evaluative and eudemonic well-being among older adults.MethodsWe analysed data from 2548 adults aged 55+ drawn from the English Longitudinal Study of Aging. We used multivariate logistic and linear regression models to compare change in well-being between baseline and follow-up 10 years later in relation to membership of different community groups while controlling for potential confounding variables.ResultsMembership in two types of community groups was associated with enhanced well-being: attending education, arts or music classes was longitudinally associated with lower negative affect (OR 0.73, CI 0.57 to 0.92) and life satisfaction (β 0.55, CI 0.02 to 1.08) while church or religious group membership was longitudinally associated with lower negative affect (OR 0.79, CI 0.65 to 0.98) and higher positive affect (OR 1.54, CI 1.25 to 1.90). There was no evidence of reverse causality through cross-lagged analyses. However, just 17.4% and 24.6% of older adults were found to engage in these two types of community groups, respectively, and several demographic factors were identified as barriers to participation.ConclusionsOverall, this study suggests that education, arts or music classes and church or religious groups may support well-being in older age. Programmes to encourage engagement could be designed for older adults who may not normally access these community resources.
Publisher: England: BMJ
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0143-005X
EISSN: 1470-2738
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2017-210260
PMID: 29440307
Source: ProQuest One Psychology
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Community group membership and multidimensional subjective well-being in older age

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