Social participation, loneliness and well-being among older adults in Hong Kong: a longitudinal examination

Rochelle, Tina L ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8809-128X (2023) Social participation, loneliness and well-being among older adults in Hong Kong: a longitudinal examination. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 28 (10). pp. 2927-2937. ISSN 1354-8506

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Abstract

The present study adopts a longitudinal design to examine the relationship between loneliness, social participation, life satisfaction and social networks among older adults in Hong Kong. The study also explores the mediating effects of social network and social participation on the relationship between loneliness and life satisfaction. A community sample of 200 older adults (153 female) ranging in age from 65 to 93 years (Mage = 76.03) were recruited from 20 elderly centres and NGOs across Hong Kong. The model of loneliness as a predictor of life satisfaction, sequentially mediated by network importance and social participation was significant and explained a total of 21% of the variance in life satisfaction. The present study highlights the importance of social networks and social participation in contributing to the life satisfaction of older adults in Hong Kong.

Item Type:	Article (Article)
Peer-reviewed:	Yes
Date Deposited:	29 Oct 2024 11:29
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
Additional Information:	For copyright reasons, full-text access is not available through this repository
Divisions:	Faculties > Health and Education Faculties > Health and Education > Psychology
Subject terms:	Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Public, Environmental & Occupational Health, Social participation, loneliness, well-being, older adults, Hong Kong, LIFE SATISFACTION, MORTALITY, GENDER, Humans, Personal Satisfaction, Loneliness, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Hong Kong, Female, Social Participation, Social Networking, Hong Kong, Social participation, loneliness, older adults, well-being, Humans, Female, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Loneliness, Hong Kong, Social Participation, Personal Satisfaction, Social Networking, 1503 Business and Management, 1701 Psychology, Public Health, 4206 Public health, 5203 Clinical and health psychology
URI:	https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/636726
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2022.2058028
ISSN	1354-8506
e-ISSN	1465-3966

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