ArticleAging & mental health2012
Physical activity, social network type, and depressive symptoms in late life: an analysis of data from the National Social Life, Health and Aging Project.
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- The association of social networks and depression in community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review.Systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
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- Remission is insufficient: predictors and mechanistic models of recurrence in late-life depression.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026Review
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- The impact of community children's playgrounds on neighborhood interactions and residents' mental health from an all-age sharing perspective.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Social network typologies moderate the association of loneliness with depressive symptomatology in middle-aged and older adults.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Effects of Social Networks in Promoting Young Adults' Physical Activity among Different Sociodemographic Groups.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- An Analysis of the Relationship Between Religiosity and Psychological Well-Being in Chilean Older People Using Structural Equation Modeling.Journal of religion and health · 2022Article
- Types of household headship and associated life satisfaction among older adults in India: findings from LASI survey, 2017-18.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- Social Network Types and Depressive Symptoms among Older Korean Men and Women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Within-Person Associations Among Self-Perceptions of Memory, Depressive Symptoms, and Activity Participation in Older Adults.The Gerontologist · 2021Article
- "Are Filipinos Aging Well?": Determinants of Subjective Well-Being among Senior Citizens of the Community-Based ENGAGE Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Social engagement pattern, health behaviors and subjective well-being of older adults: an international perspective using WHO-SAGE survey data.BMC public health · 2020Article
- The effect of social network on the physical activity-cognitive function nexus in late life.International psychogeriatrics · 2019Article
- Health and Social-Physical Environment Profiles Among Older Adults Living Alone: Associations With Depressive Symptoms.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2019Article
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- Why Is Social Isolation Among Older Adults Associated with Depressive Symptoms? The Mediating Role of Out-of-Home Physical Activity.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2018Article
- Risk factors for late-life depression: A prospective cohort study among older women.Preventive medicine · 2016Article
- Relationships between social factors and physical activity among elderly survivors of the Great East Japan earthquake: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2016Article
- Physical activity as a protective factor against depressive symptoms in older Chinese veterans in the community: result from a national cross-sectional study.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2015Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo clarify whether physical activity among older Americans is associated with depressive symptoms, beyond the effects of social network type, physical health, and sociodemographic characteristics.
methodThe analysis used data from a sub-sample, aged 65–85, from the National Social Life, Health and Aging Project (N=1349). Hierarchical regressions examined the respective effects of selected network types and extent of engagement in physical activity on depressive symptoms, controlling for physical health and sociodemographic background.
resultsThe findings showed that physical activity was correlated inversely with late life depressive symptoms. However, when interaction terms for the selected social network types and the extent of physical activity were also considered, the main effect of social network on depressive symptoms increased, while that of physical activity was eliminated.
conclusionsThe results show that older American adults embedded in family network types are at risk of limited physical activity. However, interventions aimed to increase their engagement in physical activity might help to reduce depressive symptoms within this group.
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