The importance of neighborhood social cohesion and social capital for the well being of older adults in the community

JM Cramm, HM Van Dijk, AP Nieboer - The Gerontologist, 2013 - academic.oup.com
… importance of social capital of individuals, as well as social capital within the neighborhood
and social cohesion within the neighborhood for well being of older adults. The well being of …

Understanding the role of social capital for mental wellbeing among older adults

AK Forsman, C Herberts, F Nyqvist, K Wahlbeck… - Ageing & …, 2013 - cambridge.org
… applied in research studying the psycho-social aspects of health and wellbeing among …
By drawing on the social capital theory in theorising mental wellbeing among older adults, …

Social capital and health outcomes among older adults in China: The urban–rural dimension

JA Norstrand, Q Xu - The Gerontologist, 2012 - academic.oup.com
… This study aims to examine the relationship between social capital and health of China’s
older adults, accounting for differences as a function of geographic location. Three specific …

Understanding older adults' social capital in place: Obstacles to and opportunities for social contacts in the neighbourhood

D Lager, B Van Hoven, PPP Huigen - Geoforum, 2015 - Elsevier
… of social contacts for the health and well-being of older adultssocial contacts in older adults
everyday lives. In this paper we provide a geographical account of older adultssocial capital

The social capital of older people

A Gray - Ageing & Society, 2009 - cambridge.org
… approach, which defines social capital as the array of social contacts that give access to …
social support not as an element of social capital itself, but as an outcome of social capital. The …

[HTML][HTML] Internet use among older adults: association with health needs, psychological capital, and social capital

NG Choi, DM DiNitto - Journal of medical Internet research, 2013 - jmir.org
… of social capital in facilitating older adults’ learning and adoption of Internet technology.
Older adults who used the Internet for email/texting purposes only were the most socially and …

Social capital as a resource for mental well-being in older people: A systematic review

F Nyqvist, AK Forsman, G Giuntoli… - Aging & mental health, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Social capital has previously been reviewed in relation to … between social capital and mental
well-being in older people. Ten … that focused on older adults specifically found evidence of a …

The impacts of social interactions in MMORPGs on older adults' social capital

F Zhang, D Kaufman - Computers in Human Behavior, 2015 - Elsevier
… ISCSs were used in this study to measure older adultssocial capital in MMORPGs because
social capital is seen as social resources existing in one’s social networks and that can be …

Structural and cognitive social capital and depression among older adults in two Nordic regions

AK Forsman, F Nyqvist, I Schierenbeck… - Aging & mental …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
… The focus of this study is to recognise the association between depression and individual-level
social capital among older adults in a Nordic setting, taking both structural and cognitive …

[HTML][HTML] Social capital and health among older adults in South Africa

S Ramlagan, K Peltzer, N Phaswana-Mafuya - BMC geriatrics, 2013 - Springer
… about social capital and health among older adults in South Africa. This study investigates
the association between social capital … and physical inactivity, among older South Africans. …