Long-term Stability of Social Participation

Hyyppä, Markku T.; Mäki, Juhani; Alanen, Erkki; Impivaara, Olli; Aromaa, Arpo

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“…Also, we did not aggregate individual-level indicators to contextual level, and furthermore, we did not employ a multilevel modelling technique in order to separate individual and contextual effects, but we separated the individual-related social support from the individual-level social participation proxy. It has been previously suggested that leisure-time social participation, representing the structural dimension of social capital, is a stable feature that is applicable in long-term epidemiological surveys [51]. We measured several health behaviours, including sleep duration that did not explain the effects of neighbourhood-level social capital on health in Netherlands [22].…”

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Social capital, health behaviours and health: a population-based associational study

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BackgroundSocial capital is associated with health behaviours and health. Our objective was to explore how different dimensions of social capital and health-related behaviours are associated, and whether health behaviours mediate this association between social capital and self-rated health and psychological well-being.MethodsWe used data from the Health 2000 Survey (n=8028) of the adult population in Finland. The response rate varied between 87% (interview) and 77% (the last self-administered questionnaire). Due to item non-response, missing values were replaced using multiple imputation. The associations between three dimensions of social capital (social support, social participation and networks, trust and reciprocity) and five health behaviours (smoking, alcohol use, physical activity, vegetable consumption, sleep) were examined by using logistic regression and controlling for age, gender, education, income and living arrangements. The possible mediating role of health behaviours in the association between social capital and self-rated health and psychological well-being was also analysed with a logistic regression model.ResultsSocial participation and networks were associated with all of the health behaviours. High levels of trust and reciprocity were associated with non-smoking and adequate duration of sleep, and high levels of social support with adequate duration of sleep and daily consumption of vegetables. Social support and trust and reciprocity were independently associated with self-rated health and psychological well-being. Part of the association between social participation and networks and health was explained by physical activity.ConclusionsIrrespective of their social status, people with higher levels of social capital – especially in terms of social participation and networks – engage in healthier behaviours and feel healthier both physically and psychologically.

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“…Finally, we will add an explanation regarding cognitive function assessment and differences by sex. Preceding studies indicate that past experiences affect current social participation in both men and women [ 34 – 35 ]. Although men and women do have different lifestyles, it seems that the important factor in present social participation is past experiences of social participation, not the sex of the subject.…”

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Analysis of Causal Relationships by Structural Equation Modeling to Determine the Factors Influencing Cognitive Function in Elderly People in Japan

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The purpose of this study is to identify a potentiality factor that is a preventive factor for decline in cognitive function. Additionally, this study pursues to clarify the causal relationship between the each potential factor and its influence on cognitive function. Subjects were 366 elderly community residents (mean age 73.7 ± 6.4, male 51, female 315) who participated in the Taketoyo Project from 2007 to 2011. Factor analysis was conducted to identify groupings within mental, social, life, physical and cognitive functions. In order to detect clusters of 14 variables, the item scores were subjected to confirmatory factor analysis. We performed Structural Equation Modeling analysis to calculate the standardization coefficient and correlation coefficient for every factor. The cause and effect hypothesis model was used to gather two intervention theory hypotheses for dementia prevention (direct effect, indirect effect) in one system. Finally, we performed another Structural Equation Modeling analysis to calculate the standardization of the cause and effect hypothesis model. Social participation was found to be activated by the improvement of four factors, and in turn, activated “Social participation” acted on cognitive function.

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“…It can be measured by asking people how often they participate in formal organizations, such as clubs, religious organizations and voluntary organizations, and informally attend cultural and sports activities, congregational activities, hobby activities, and studying (Hyyppa et al 2008). The correlation between participation in social activities and life satisfaction is well evidenced (e.g., Lim and Putnam 2010;Putnam 2000;Helliwell and Putnam 2005).…”

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Structural Social Capital, Household Income and Life Satisfaction: The Evidence from Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong-Province, China

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2015

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Although the positive associations between social capital, household income and life satisfaction are well documented, little is known about how income actually shapes the relation between structural social capital and life satisfaction. This study investigates the roles of economic condition in determining the relationships between life satisfaction and three aspects of structural social capital, namely network size, neighborhood interaction and social participation. This study uses a random sample of 6002 adults nested in 2365 families from three regions in China: Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong-province and applies multilevel linear regression models. The results firstly show that household income and structural social capital are positively associated with life satisfaction. Further analyses on the interaction effects find that household income substantively reduces the association between a social network size and life satisfaction but increases the relationship between social participation and life satisfaction. In addition, the differences between families explain about 25 % unexplained variances of life satisfaction.

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Long-term Stability of Social Participation

Abstract: Stability, Social participation, Social capital, Longitudinal study, Health,

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Social capital, health behaviours and health: a population-based associational study

Social capital, health behaviours and health: a population-based associational study

Analysis of Causal Relationships by Structural Equation Modeling to Determine the Factors Influencing Cognitive Function in Elderly People in Japan

Structural Social Capital, Household Income and Life Satisfaction: The Evidence from Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong-Province, China

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