The Effect of Older Adults‘ Satisfaction with the Community Environment on Life Satisfaction: The Mediating Effect of Social Participation

Key Points

• This research aims to explore how satisfaction with community environments affects life satisfaction in older adults, focusing on social participation as a mediating factor.
• Utilized the 2023 elderly census data from the Ministry of Health and Welfare, targeting individuals aged 65 and older.
• Analyzed the influences of community environment satisfaction categorized into access to living services and environmental stability.
• Conducted structural equation modeling to assess the mediation effect of social participation.
• Community environment satisfaction significantly positively influenced social participation (p<0.01).
• Life satisfaction was positively affected by community environment satisfaction with a notable effect size (p<0.01).
• Social participation partially mediated the relationship between community environment satisfaction and life satisfaction.