… Also, formal social participation declined with age among men and women. There … social
participation was higher in the younger cohorts than in the older ones. In the longitudinal study …

… Although prior longitudinal studies have reported the protective effects of social
engagement activities against CD or impairment, most of them have focused on cognitive/leisure …

… attrition over time was experienced in part due to longitudinal study design and the older
adult sample. We assessed differences in social participation and individual characteristics …

… However, unique facets of social engagement may differentially … , social participation (SP)
might be more beneficial than social support (SS) in buffering declines. The goal of this study …

… on social participation would gain from a more theoretically founded definition of social
participation. … It is probable that participation in a longitudinal study is partly affected by the same …

… level of social participation and some of the benefits that flow from social participation. The
… different conclusions that come from cross-sectional versus longitudinal data on this topic. …

… Meanwhile, the lack of causal interpretation of the effect of social participation and social
support on QoL in this study should not discourage older adults from participating in social …

… Nor has the utility of a social participation index been much … tween social participation and
nursery experience. This finding might suggest that a longitudinal study of social participation …

… Moving on from the studies surveyed above, we aimed to test the longitudinal relationship
between social participation in associations and self-rated psychological health in the UK. In …

… Within this national study, we provide further evidence as to the frequency and type of social
participation, and the associated built environmental features that are specific to urban and …