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Social participation is longitudinally associated with higher health satisfaction in older adults, a relationship that is partially mediated by physical activity, whereas perceived green space does not significantly impact health satisfaction. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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This study aims to explore how neighborhood social and natural environments relate to health satisfaction in older adults and whether physical activity mediates this relationship.

June 1, 2026Scientific ReportsOpen Access

Association between neighborhood socionatural environments and health satisfaction: a longitudinal mediation analysis

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This study aims to explore how neighborhood social and natural environments relate to health satisfaction in older adults and whether physical activity mediates this relationship.
Two-wave longitudinal study using data from a nationwide survey of community-dwelling older adults in Japan with 1,043 participants aged ≥ 65 years.
Assessed neighborhood social participation and perceived green space as indicators of social and natural environments.
Performed causal mediation analysis to evaluate the direct and indirect effects of social participation on health satisfaction, adjusting for baseline health satisfaction and socioeconomic factors.
Social participation was significantly associated with health satisfaction (Total Effect: 0.117, 95% CI: 0.046-0.189).
Natural direct effect of social participation on health satisfaction was 0.099 (95% CI: 0.031-0.168) with physical activity as a mediator (Indirect Effect: 0.017, 95% CI: 0.004-0.032).
Only 41.4% of participants reported low health satisfaction, while social participation was linked to higher health satisfaction, suggesting areas for community program improvements.

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Longitudinal trial investigates neighborhood environments influencing health satisfaction, indicating important design implications.

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Mori et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1d218f02fbce913063789c https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-55518-5

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Association between neighborhood socionatural environments and health satisfaction: a longitudinal mediation analysis

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