Increased frequency of participation in civic associations and reduced depressive symptoms: Prospective study of older Japanese survivors of the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake

Wen Zhang, Taishi Tsuji, Meiko Yokoyama, Kazushige Ide, Jun Aida, Ichiro Kawachi and Katsunori Kondo

Social Science & Medicine, 2021, vol. 276, issue C

Abstract: Few studies have examined whether changes in participation in civic associations can mitigate depressive symptoms among older disaster survivors.

Keywords: Depressive symptoms; Aging; Civic associations; Social participation; Sports group; Hobby groups; Great east Japan Earthquake; Natural disasters (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113827

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