ArticleJournal of public health (Oxford, England)2022
Association between political group participation and depressive symptoms among older adults: an 11-year longitudinal study in Taiwan.
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- Aging in rural communities: Engagement in indoor leisure activities and older adult health.PloS one · 2025Trial
- Contributory and developmental social participation and depressive symptoms among older adults in China: urban-rural and gender disparities.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- How social and political participation in later life divergently impact on perceived health of older adults: a case study in Central Italy.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Impact of Residential Area Characteristics and Political Group Participation on Depression Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Results of an 11-Year Longitudinal Study.Innovation in aging · 2024Article
- The longitudinal study of the relationship between social participation pattern and depression symptoms in frail older adults.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundGiven the speculation that political participation is causing an epidemic of depression, this study examined how participation in political and non-political groups influenced depressive symptoms among older adults in Taiwan.
methodsThe 11-year follow-up data from the Taiwan Longitudinal Study on Ageing, covering 5334 persons aged 50 years and older, were analysed using random-effects panel logit models.
resultsEngagement in social groups reduced the likelihood of depression (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 0.71, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.64-0.80). However, there was a greater likelihood of depressive symptoms among older adults who were engaged in political groups when compared with those who were engaged in non-political groups (AOR: 1.87, 95% CI: 1.31-2.65). For older adults who remained politically engaged, participation in a greater number of non-political group types was associated with a lower likelihood of depression (e.g. at 1: AOR: 0.53, 95% CI: 0.30-0.91; at 2+: AOR: 0.35, 95% CI: 0.18-0.67); this numbers-based effect was not prevalent among those who were solely engaged in non-political groups.
conclusionsPolitical group attendance can result in negative mental health outcomes among older adults. Our findings suggest that reducing the prevalence of depression through social participation is conditional to the engagement type.
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