Patterns of activity participation and the well-being of older adults in Singapore

• Main Authors: TIEW, Zidane, NGU, Rachel, TAN, Yi Wen
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2024
• Subjects: Senior adults; activities; life satisfaction; policies; active engagement; Singapore; Asian Studies; Family, Life Course, and Society; Gerontology; Social Policy
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/rosa_reports/27; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/rosa_reports/article/1026/viewcontent/Patterns_of_Activity_Participation_and_the_Well_being_of_Older_Adults_in_Singapore.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Older adults participate in different types of activities and do so in varying frequencies. In this study, we utilised latent class analysis to identify underlying patterns of activity participation among the SLP respondents. We found three patterns: (i) generally active (i.e., socially, physically,...