Types of social networks and starting leisure activities in later life: A longitudinal Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study (JAGES).

ABSTRACT: Considering beneficial effects of leisure activities in later life on well-being and health, we investigated which type of social network among older adults is associated with starting their participation in leisure activities. We used data from a longitudinal Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study (JAGES) conducted in Japan every three years from 2010 to 2016. We extracted types of social networks of older adults who did not participate in leisure activities in 2013 and responded to items related to social networks (n = 3436) relying on latent class analysis to examine changes in leisure activity participation over a three-year period within each latent class while controlling for participants' activity in 2010. As a result, we identified five latent classes of social networks: the Neighbo

SUBMITTER: Sekiguchi T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8282000 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature