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September 10, 2025Australasian Journal on AgeingOpen Access

Community engagement and life satisfaction amongst older adults in Chengdu, China: Moderated mediation by social capital, gender and age

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CHChien‐Chung HuangRutgers, The State University of New Jersey XXXiaoxia XieSouthwestern University of Finance and Economics YTYulu TuSouthwestern University of Finance and Economics

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Analysis reveals community engagement improves life satisfaction among older adults, indicating social capital’s mediating role influenced by gender and age.

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Findings show a significant positive relationship between community engagement and life satisfaction, indicating community involvement enhances well-being.
Social capital fully mediated the association between community engagement and life satisfaction, with community connections being crucial for older adults.
Older males exhibited stronger effects from community engagement than females, suggesting gender differences in the impact of social involvement.
Policymakers are urged to focus on tailored community engagement initiatives for older men and those aged 70 and above to improve life satisfaction.

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Huang et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c19f9154b1d3bfb60daf36 https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.70073

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Analysis reveals community engagement improves life satisfaction among older adults, indicating social capital’s mediating role influenced by gender and age.

Community engagement and life satisfaction amongst older adults in Chengdu, China: Moderated mediation by social capital, gender and age

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Community engagement and life satisfaction amongst older adults in Chengdu, China: Moderated mediation by social capital, gender and age

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