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Cognition of social capital in older Japanese men and women
Author(s)	Yoko Aihara, Junko Minai, Yuki Kikuchi
Journal title	Journal of Aging and Health, vol 21, no 8, December 2009
Pages	pp 1083-1097
Source	http://www.sagepublications.com
Keywords	Voluntary work [elderly] ; Citizenship ; Participation ; Health [elderly] ; Mental health [elderly] ; Cross sectional surveys ; Japan.
Annotation	Using a cross-sectional survey design, data were gathered from 940 Japanese people aged 65+, to explore factors related to cognition of social capital. Cognition of social capital was compared by gender, and it was regressed on participation in community activities and health behaviours of middle age and current health status. Men had higher cognitive social capital than women (p = .004). Multiple regression analysis shows that men who rested for health during middle age had high cognition of social capital. Cognition of social capital was also related to self-rated health, depression, and cognitive difficulties for both men and women. Daily activity was included for women. Participation in community activities and health behaviours during middle age were associated factors for cognition of social capital among the older people in this study. Encouraging cognition of social capital was important for active aging. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-100929011 A
Classmark	GHH: IKC: TMB: CC: D: 3KB: 7DT
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