终身学习
心理学
发展心理学
社会参与
互惠的
社会心理学
社会学
教育学
社会科学
语言学
哲学
作者
Pildoo Sung,Arthur Chia,Angelique Chan,Rahul Malhotra
出处
期刊:The Journals of Gerontology: Series B
[Oxford University Press]
日期:2023-01-10
卷期号:78 (5): 902-912
被引量:2
标识
DOI:10.1093/geronb/gbad003
摘要
Lifelong learning and volunteering contribute to not only health and well-being, but also social inclusion and cohesion among older adults. However, less is known about whether lifelong learning and volunteering promote each other. This study examined the reciprocal relationship between older adults' lifelong learning and volunteering and whether the relationship varied by the purpose of lifelong learning.Cross-lagged panel models were applied to data on 2,608 older adults, aged 60 years and older, from 2 waves of a national longitudinal study from Singapore.We found a bidirectional relationship between lifelong learning and volunteering. However, when job-related and nonjob-related lifelong learning were considered separately, only nonjob-related lifelong learning predicted volunteering. On the other hand, volunteering predicted both job-related and nonjob-related lifelong learning.Lifelong learning leads to volunteering, and vice versa, creating a virtuous circle of productive social engagement in later life. Programs or initiatives engaging older adults in either productive activity should promote and provide opportunities for participation in the other activity.
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