Cutler N E
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 1981;14(2):127-37. doi: 10.2190/ymxj-hqa3-r32k-eu3u.
A secondary analysis of a national sample of American adults is used to examine the correlation between membership in voluntary associations and life satisfaction. It is hypothesized that the influence of membership on overall life satisfaction is indirect: Membership influences organizational satisfaction; in turn, organizational satisfaction influences satisfaction with life as a whole. The findings suggest that the hypothesized pattern of relationships is not ubiquitously present for all four of the older age categories studied. Such differences suggest the critical importance of utilizing age-appropriate rather than generic indicators when studying these issues.
对美国成年人全国样本进行的二次分析，用于检验加入志愿团体与生活满意度之间的相关性。研究假设加入团体对总体生活满意度的影响是间接的：加入团体影响组织满意度；反过来，组织满意度又影响对整体生活的满意度。研究结果表明，对于所研究的所有四个老年类别，假设的关系模式并非普遍存在。这些差异表明，在研究这些问题时，使用适合年龄而非通用的指标至关重要。
