Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, 162 52 Prague, Czech Republic.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Oct 28;18(21):11344. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182111344.
The current study examined how neighborhood environments are related to older adults' perceived control over time. A longitudinal study design was employed using data sampled from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) 2014 and 2018. In total, 3170 older adults, whose age ranged between 60 and 99 years at the baseline, were followed up with a 4-year lag. Measures included two domains of neighborhood characteristics: social cohesion and physical disorder (at baseline and follow-up) and perceived control (at follow-up). Path coefficients between the latent factors were examined using structural equation modeling. Results showed that there was a significant cross-sectional and longitudinal association between neighborhood social cohesion and older adults' perceived control, while neighborhood physical disorder was cross-sectionally associated with perceived control. Study findings provide evidence for promoting social integration and social capital in their neighborhood that might contribute to older adults' perceived competence and beliefs in control.
本研究考察了邻里环境与老年人对时间的感知控制之间的关系。采用了纵向研究设计，数据来自健康与退休研究（HRS）2014 年和 2018 年的样本。共有 3170 名年龄在 60 至 99 岁之间的老年人在基线时进行了随访，随访时间为 4 年。测量包括邻里特征的两个领域：社会凝聚力和物理无序（在基线和随访时）以及感知控制（在随访时）。使用结构方程模型检验潜在因素之间的路径系数。结果表明，邻里社会凝聚力与老年人的感知控制之间存在显著的横断面和纵向关联，而邻里物理无序与感知控制存在横断面关联。研究结果为促进邻里社会融合和社会资本提供了证据，这可能有助于老年人对自身能力和控制信念的感知。
