Social participation and life satisfaction among older adults: diversity of practices and social inequality in Switzerland.

Autor/inn/en	Baeriswyl, Marie; Oris, Michel
Titel	Social participation and life satisfaction among older adults: diversity of practices and social inequality in Switzerland. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Soziale Teilhabe und Lebenszufriedenheit älterer Menschen: Vielfalt der Praktiken und soziale Ungleichheit in der Schweiz.
Quelle	In: Ageing & society, 43 (2023) 6, S. 1022-1041 PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0144-686X; 1469-1779
DOI	10.1017/S0144686X21001057
Schlagwörter	Soziale Partizipation; Soziale Situation; Soziale Ungleichheit; Zufriedenheit; Lebensalter; Lebensalter; Schweiz; Soziale Ungleichheit; Soziale Situation; Auswirkung; Zufriedenheit; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsabschluss; Soziale Schicht; Auswirkung; Einflussfaktor; Geschlechtsspezifik; Regionaler Faktor; Regionaler Vergleich; Alter Mensch; Schweiz
Abstract	"This paper examines the associations between social participation and individual life satisfaction among older adults. It specifically considers the diversity of the practices and social inequalities among this population. For analyses, we used a large survey of individuals of 65 years and older conducted in 2011 in Switzerland (N = 2,727). The first set of linear regression analyses examines Diener's Satisfaction with Life Scale and its association with various indicators of social participation. While the second set of logistic regression addresses the issue of social inequalities by evaluating the impacts of gender, age group, region and education on social participation indicators that are significantly associated with the satisfaction with life score. Our results stressed the importance of combining multiple forms of participation for life satisfaction and shows that some forms are particularly meaningful: in particular, the involvement in associations, visitation of family or visitation of friends/acquaintances and church attendance. When inequalities among older adults are considered, having rich and varied social participation, being involved in associations and maintaining private sociability with non-kin appear more elitist. While institutionalised and/or private sociability types of participation appear particularly significant for older adults' life satisfaction, the most traditional integration forms - i.e. family and religions - are crucial for the more vulnerable. Implications for active ageing was equally discussed as well." The study refers to the period 2011-2012. (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku)..
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2023/1