The Influence of Residential Environment on Social Activities in Older Adults from the Perspective of Life-Course
This study examines the influence of residen-tial environment on older adults'social activities from the perspective of life-course,aiming to address the gaps in existing research on the study of residential environments throughout the life course.Using life-course and P-E fit theory,this study analyzes how both current and past residential environment affect the social activities of older adults.Data for this study were sourced from the"China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study"(CHARLS).We conducted a study using logistic regression on a sample of 11,026 individuals aged 60 and above.The result shows that older adults who have lived in the same area for an extended period are less likely to participate in social ac-tivities,and rural older adults are less likely to engage in social activities compared to their non-rural counterparts.For rural older adults,those from underdeveloped areas are less likely to engage in social activities;rural older adults who lived in rural areas from ages 46 to 65 are less likely to participate in social activities compared to those who lived in non-rural areas during that period;and rural older adults who currently reside in the same area as they did at ages 46 to 65 are more inclined to participate in social activities.Among non-rural older adults,those who have lived more in rural areas in the past are less likely to engage in social activities,and whose current living area matches the area they lived in at ages 19 to 29 are less likely to participate in social activities.With this study,we found that residential environment and experience have a significant influence on social activities of older adults.The influence of residential experiences aligns with both accumulation model and criti-cal model.Moreover,this influence exhibits notable varia-tions among older adults in rural and non-rural,undevel-oped and developed areas.This study can contribute to the creation of more suitable living environments for older adults and provide guidance for housing-related policies.It also helps to identify older adults who have social difficul-ties at the social or community level and provide them with corresponding help.
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